[consulting] Failed Outsourcing Job

[Jeff Greenberg]

Normally in the case of 100% completion for payment, the assumption is that if it's complete, you receive it and they get paid, and if it's not complete, you don't receive it and they don't get paid. In cases where you may receive something in increments and the final deadline is important, a better way to do it might be penalties against the payment, and you can build into the penalty amounts whatever you think your risk is. Even then, the penalties should not amount to the payment if you're going to retain a work product regardless.

On Feb 28, 2013, at 8:56 AM, Fred Jones <fredthejonester at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Nick Vidal <nick at iss.im> wrote:
>> The answer is obvious: either pay him to use his work, or don't use it at
>> all. It would be unfair to do otherwise.
> 
> No offense, but who said life is fair?
> 
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Ryan Cross <drupal at ryancross.com> wrote:
>> I'm sure its tempting to use the work and you probably feel like his failure
>> to deliver has cost you time
> 
> Yes, that is precisely it. I wasn't sure why I felt like I do sort of
> deserve something. Now I understand why I don't feel I must be "fair"
> in this situation. In reality, both of you are correct.
> 
> Now that I understand better, I can tell him that he has cost us time,
> which is money, and has frustrated my client, and so I will see what I
> work out with him.
> 
> Ryan, thank you for this angle--that's what I needed.
> 
> Fred
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