Oh Crap Situation 10: Saying ‘Yes’
You’ve opened up a consulting firm and want to get off to a big start. Your business is your part-time job. Since you need money to live, you work part-time at a local store and get paid by the hour. Suddenly, jobs start coming in at a very steady pace. Doors are opening all around you and to minimize risk you accept them all. After a happy night of sleep, you wake up and realize you accepted too many jobs! Who would have thought? What should you do?
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2 opinions for Oh Crap Situation 10: Saying ‘Yes’
Anne Wayman
Jan 26, 2008 at 10:51 pm
I’d hope that on at least one or two of the consulting jobs you’ve gotten a decent advance so you can, with shortish notice quit your part time job and put your head down and work your tail off for several weeks…
Of, if you’ve gotten a really big advance and you truly can’t get it all done, hire a contractor to help.
whew
Jim Gordon
Jan 27, 2008 at 2:49 pm
But what if you don’t have the credentials for an immediate advance? These are your first jobs we’re talking about!
However, not taking an advance puts you in a position to be taken advantage of.
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