Originally Posted by
robb
If you bid and have a contract, then how can you quit? Aren't you bound to complete the job like the electrician in your example?
If you do have some kind of clause that does allow you to quit mid-project, then why can't you use that to renegotiate your rate? "I'm sorry, I'm going to have to quit per this clause in our contract. I won't have to if we can negotiate a contract with a little more elasticity to cover travel expenses."
Obviously, it's not quite that blunt, but the idea is: I can quit and you're SOL or we can change our agreement and I won't have to quit.
Because that's not exactly how it works.
Yes, I can quit in the middle. I've walked after a week because I didn't like place/deal/location/etc. My fault, but there ya go. I can be released on 20 minutes notice, too.
There are more people involved than just me/client, and indentured servitude went away a long time ago.
Don't think of it as a project contract, think more like personal services.
<---Former user of the "BigLar Procedure"
Good luck with that.
