[TriEmbed] In Need of Job Advice

[Nathan Yinger]

The contract is 1099, but hasn't been signed yet. Like I said, it just
never seems to be a good time for them.

They seemed pretty disorganized from the start, but I am not exactly in a
situation to be picky.

~Nathan

On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 7:10 PM, Carl Nobile <carl.nobile at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nathan,
>
>    1.  If a company is not doing what they promised this is a red flag.
>    2. From what you wrote it seems you did work for them before a
>    contract was signed? Never do that!
>    3. If I remember correctly the law has limits on how long a company
>    can withhold payment depending on a W2 (2 weeks) or 1099 (30 days)
>    contract. Which is yours?
>
> I just recently quit a job where I never got paid when I was promised and
> they never paid the correct amount when they did pay me.
>
> I really don't want to discourage you, but contract work can be difficult
> to manage sometimes. I've had some very good contracts what always paid me
> correctly and on time.
>
> ~Carl
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 7:00 PM, Nathan Yinger via TriEmbed <
> triembed at triembed.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> So I started my first job at a tech company in August, and I'm trying to
>> figure out how long it should take to finalize a contract/get paid. It
>> seems to be taking a very long time. The people who are supposed to sign my
>> contract are always out of the office or busy, and they said they were
>> finally going to pay me this week, but they didn't. Just how long does this
>> normally take?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> ~Nathan Yinger
>>
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