Every now and then my boss and I will pick on consultants and their function in an organization. Usually the bitching and moaning we do revolves around how consultants never seem to give a damn about the work they do for an organization.
To them, business is "get in, make something, collect pay, tell org to fuck off".
To me it always seemed "wrong"; the ways they operate. They had no reason to make anything of substance, or do any good</em> work, because in a month or two they would be gone. To me it always sounded like it was their</em> fault for not caring in the least about the services they provided.
What I've come to realize though after reading more and more consulting agreements is that it's not the consultants fault. I'm sure each company and organization is different in their agreements, but I'm also pretty sure that there is plenty of overlap in thinking. The point that needs to be made here is that... ...the agreement you sign, spells out exactly what the company thinks of you.</p> For example. I have seen clauses which... These agreements are the venom that keeps individuals from doing honest work. I understand that a company has interests and rightfully would want to protect those interests. They seem to forget though, that the consultants they try to hire have interests too. These agreements are what cause consultants to behave in the ways that my boss and I talk so much shit about. So I'm no longer curious why they can care so little. The company that has hired them requires</strong> that they do not care about their work. It does its best to belittle them and tie them down even before</em> they get their foot in the door.
Sad state of affairs. Besides not agreeing to the terms, and subsequently not getting the work, is there any way to go about reclaiming some/any of your</em> interests from these agreements?
And before you think that they love you, realize that the whole deal is usually one sided; in the company's favor.
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And if you accept the agreement, well Johnny, tell em what they've won!
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What really pisses me off is that these agreements are offered to, and signed by, individuals who work in an economy which is, time and again, promoted as being "built on competition". Spare me this mockery.