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<blockquote data-quote="TJ Cornish" data-source="post: 35282" data-attributes="member: 162">Re: Contractual obligations (rant)I&#039;m not an employee - employees get benefits.&nbsp; The only benefit I get is a headache.&nbsp; I am a private contractor in a 1099 situation, which is a business.&nbsp; My situation isn&#039;t ambiguous, and we do have an agreement - an agreed hourly rate and payment terms in writing, which has been successfully executed several times (he&#039;s paid my invoices, other than the last one).&nbsp; This isn&#039;t my first trip on the consulting merry-go-round.The issue of note is that the owner wants to retroactively change our agreement and tie in previous work (the T&amp;M money he owes me) to future performance (some kind of future contract to &quot;finish&quot; the system - whatever that means to him).&nbsp; This situation is unacceptable, and if I do end up having to take it to court (which is unlikely), it will be a very short case.Ultimately I have much more leverage than he does - I&#039;ll get my money.&nbsp; If any relationship still exists after that happens, we will tighten the details of our arrangement to remove any question as to what will happen.&nbsp; Until then, a little tact and avoiding threats may go a long way in calming the situation, at least that&#039;s my hope.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TJ Cornish, post: 35282, member: 162"] Re: Contractual obligations (rant) I'm not an employee - employees get benefits. The only benefit I get is a headache. I am a private contractor in a 1099 situation, which is a business. My situation isn't ambiguous, and we do have an agreement - an agreed hourly rate and payment terms in writing, which has been successfully executed several times (he's paid my invoices, other than the last one). This isn't my first trip on the consulting merry-go-round. The issue of note is that the owner wants to retroactively change our agreement and tie in previous work (the T&M money he owes me) to future performance (some kind of future contract to "finish" the system - whatever that means to him). This situation is unacceptable, and if I do end up having to take it to court (which is unlikely), it will be a very short case. Ultimately I have much more leverage than he does - I'll get my money. If any relationship still exists after that happens, we will tighten the details of our arrangement to remove any question as to what will happen. Until then, a little tact and avoiding threats may go a long way in calming the situation, at least that's my hope. [/QUOTE]

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