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Davide Tarasconi's avatar

A great but painful read. "Contractor vs. consultant. While they listed me as a consultant, they treated me as a contractor to whom they could assign work and request meetings at will.": I've been suffering from a variation of this for a few months now in the worst possible way.

The main stakeholder is absent and they delegated the work they should be doing with me to other people who aren't and shouldn't be involved in the process.

I feel that despite my efforts I haven't been able to pass on the message that it's not just a matter of approving the budget for the activity or hoping I will do the activity "no questions asked", but of being actively involved in the process working alongside me.

Worse than everything else is that we haven't really started working yet, and it's not a big money project either — But I obviously already did some part of the work upfront, so check that one out too from the list.

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tumwine's avatar

This is an eye opener. Thank you Richard for sharing. What are some ways to build relationships with clients that have urgent projects & need support.

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