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Ooooh, that's good. Thanks! She won't be there - we're meeting on a Saturday
- another thing that set off my alarm bells about the arrangement. But it's
certainly another thing to mention.
Thanks again,
Emily
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Byfield [mailto:bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 11:00 AM
To: Emily Cotlier
Cc: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Freelance ethical dilemma
Emily Cotlier wrote:
>I'm going to talk about this with him when we meet again in two days; I
want
>to nip this in the bud before it becomes a problem. Something like: "Isn't
>this more in X's area? I like working with you a lot, but she's probably
got
>better marketing skills to give this the right spin. And if I was in her
>role, I'd be upset if you didn't come to me with this first." Has anyone
>else dealt with a similar situation, as a freelancer or contractor?
>
Not exactly, but, as a frequent contractor, I'm a firm believer in staying
on good terms with regular clients. For what it's worth, I think that the
way you plan to handle the situation sounds reasonable.
Another tactic you might try is to invite the marketing person to the
meeting. If you other contact questions the invitation, just explain that
you thought that, sinc e the topic falls under her responsibility, you
thought she should be there. Then let the two of them decide how to handle
the matter.
--
Bruce Byfield 604.421.7177 bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com
"The gates of hell are guarded by a pair of vicious dogs,
And Hannibal was thwarted by some flaming Roman hogs
Me, I was defeated by the ferry schedule
Now I'm standing on the dockside in twenty pounds of sopping wool."
-James Keelaghan, "Departure Bay"
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