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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41523.0&return_msg=41523.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.1">1–10</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41523.1">Good or bad supplier question</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41523_1_10_10"> <a name="a41523_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_41523_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Mizzy<span class="message_time">29 Jun 2015 14:37</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 10</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.1">41523.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Just been asked by one of our suppliers to fulfil a few their professional engagements in EMEA, initial reaction was yay they trust me enough to complete their direct sales projects for them, second reaction was where is their staff, hmm he's leaving .., <br /> third reaction is am I getting the shit jobs, <br /> What do you think, should I charge through the nose just in case, not touch it or charge usual rate and accept what comes </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41523.1&return_msg=41523.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41523.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41523_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_41523_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">29 Jun 2015 16:34</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Mizzy <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 29 Jun 2015 17:07"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 10</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.2">41523.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.1#a41523_1" target="_self">41523.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Sounds like you might want at least a chunk of the money up front. Otherwise, hard to say with so few details I think. Do you want and need the work or will you probably hate it?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41523.2&return_msg=41523.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41523.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41523_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_41523_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Mizzy<span class="message_time">29 Jun 2015 17:17</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 29 Jun 2015 19:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 10</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.3">41523.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.1#a41523_2" target="_self">41523.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah detail light sorry, much more detail and you'll know the company <span class="emoticon e_smile" title=":-)"><span class="e__">:-)</span></span> <br /> Some 1st contact technical demos and POC Crypto work + installs I think a retainer is in order for the Poc and demos, suppose should we up the daily rate at bit for the installs, does that sound sensible ? I've had terrible issue with suppliers not properly qualifying the deployment environment.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41523.3&return_msg=41523.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41523.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41523_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_41523_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">29 Jun 2015 19:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Mizzy <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Jul 2015 14:48"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 10</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.4">41523.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.1#a41523_3" target="_self">41523.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I can't really say, my area's more in the sports arena! Charge what you can get away with seems a good maxim when companies have money + need you badly. As far as installs go if you have a daily rate already then cool, if it takes longer due to their error then you charge more because of that already. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41523.4&return_msg=41523.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41523.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41523_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_41523_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Mizzy<span class="message_time"> 3 Jul 2015 14:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Jul 2015 20:21"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 10</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.5">41523.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.1#a41523_4" target="_self">41523.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Turns out it might involve 6months secondment overseas nipped that one right in the bud, I'm not spending six months living out of a suitcase in Germany I'm married and want to stay that way ...</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41523.5&return_msg=41523.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41523.5"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41523_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_41523_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 3 Jul 2015 15:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Mizzy <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Jul 2015 19:15"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 10</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.6">41523.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.1#a41523_5" target="_self">41523.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I wonder why they suddenly don't have someone to cover that job!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41523.6&return_msg=41523.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41523.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote 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<div class="message_body"> I am in fact not quite clear on what's going on, I did think they wanted me to Step in until the replacement could get up to speed, but the the boss dropped the 6month thing on me and I don't know any more "shrug" bit strange.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41523.8&return_msg=41523.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41523.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41523_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_41523_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 3 Jul 2015 20:23</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Mizzy <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Jul 2015 13:20"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 10</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.9">41523.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.1#a41523_8" target="_self">41523.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Too big a job for a new untrusted recruit maybe? </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41523.9&return_msg=41523.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41523.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41523_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_41523_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Mizzy<span class="message_time">13 Aug 2015 20:10</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 13 Aug 2015 20:58"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 10</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.10">41523.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41523.1#a41523_9" target="_self">41523.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> They appear to have sacked everybody in the U.K. For being a bit useless, new engineers start on Monday but have 2months of training in front of them, I'm really really busy resolving the old lots "ahem" challenges. <span class="emoticon e_smile" title=":-)"><span class="e__">:-)</span></span> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41523.10&return_msg=41523.1" class="reply"><span class="image 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