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Newbie contractor question re: Scope of Agreement or Letter of Intent?
Subject:Newbie contractor question re: Scope of Agreement or Letter of Intent? From:sclarke -at- nucleus -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:36:28 -0700
Hello everyone:
Happy New Year. I have just finished (pretty much) an eight month contract
where I have functioned without a written set of expectations regarding my
duties. During the course of the project, the expectations regarding my
duties, role and the services I am required to provide change almost
daily.Sometimes hourly. I have gracefully and graciously (for the most
part) complied with each and every request. My boss issues directives and
then immediately forgets what he's told me to do. When the manure hits the
fan-and it almost inevitably does-I'm blamed and have no real paper trail
to speak of to back me up. The other thing that happens is that he
blatantly denies that he ever told me to do "x,y, or z".
I have been offered a short contract extension and want a written document
from him that specifically outlines his expectations of me in terms of
services, duties and role. Is this called a Scope of Agreement? Or is it
part of the Scope of Agreement? Is it a Letter of Intent? Or is there any
particular name for this document I want? I've sent him a letter accepting
the contract extension provided that several conditions are met. One of
the conditions is provision of a specific written statement of my duties.
Thanks
Sara-Sue in Canada
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