Marc M wrote:
I beat out every other candidate from multiple agencies with this. I
have come a LOOOOONG way in this process with the recruiter and I am
formulating a letter to the effect of 'I am sorry but I am not signing
my life away and if it's a dealbreaker so be it'.
I would simply draw lines through the parts I disagree with and give it back to them. Think of it as a counter offer.
Stuff like this is negotiable. They may be "testing the water". You said you really like/want this job. Rule umber 1 when negotiating:
- You can't negotiate for anything you can't walk away from.
Never mind the dramatic letter writing... modify the contract paper to the point of something you would agree with and give it back to them. If they give you some mumbo-jumbo about "standard contract", tell them you're not a "standard employee"...
If they insist, and you walk, they still know how to get in touch with you. Don't burn any bridges. At the same time, depending on how well they take your counter offer/contract you might not want to work for a company like them anyway. Cut your losses (invested time etc) and move on.
I also included
some HUGE info to show that I am interested in 'educating' these
recruiter types as to the restrictions they are placing on something
that is suppossed to be 'open'.
Well, I think that will be counter-productive... but if it makes you feel better, there's limited value there. :-)
Personally, don't waste any effort on campaigning or educating them as to their evil ways... They don't want to hear it. Worry about your OWN situation... once you *get* the job, then maybe you can have some influence from the inside, then you can work on your crusade. :-)
> I am beginning to conclude that some
people and opportunities are not worth fooling with, since they come with more headaches than they are worth.
Oh yeah, *that* might be rule number one when negotiating. :-)
