Mark Simms
marksimms at verizon.net
Tue Dec 20 21:25:40 CST 2011
Re: "wrong direction" Your are right, but IT GETS EVEN BETTER : After I installed the really complex and fully integrated with their CRM database Access add-on that provided them with another $300k in services fee income, they later wanted to offer me "Fulltime employment". This was AFTER I made the $80k Access proposal which they rejected. (Remember, they are currently sitting at $180k in dev expenses and NO SYSTEM has been delivered) Well, the BIG PROBLEM was I was still bound to an AGENCY non-compete agreement. The agency decided that they were a "big part" of this (they did NOTHING) and should get a whopping $30k one-time fee for that employment contract. That put me way under $100k as a salary for which I felt entitled...especially given the 60 mile roundtrip commute I was facing daily if I were to commit to them. So I rejected the offer; and then they immediately contracted with that consulting company.... And ..."The Rest Is History" as they say. Incredible story, no ? Susan, something to publish perhaps ?