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IC Contract question...I feel dumb here! sm

Posted By: Worried MT on 2009-04-08
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I signed a one year contract last September as an IC for a MTSO I'm now unhappy with. The platform is slow and difficult, templates outdated and sloppy, and only 7 cpl. Of course, signing the contract on day one, I had no idea of what was to come and now am interested in searching for something else. I understand all the non-compete clause, etc., that is binding, but am I stuck with them for a full year?


I feel ashamed that I didn't know what I was getting into when signing this, both the quality of their system as well as how bound I would be to them. This is (obviously) my first go-round with contracts and have always left other MTSO's on mutual, friendly terms. Any advice?




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Google contract samples, basic contract examples, etc.
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Contract/no contract -- same rights
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how dumb are you to even go there?: NM
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If you make a mistake while typing and you know it, do you correct it then, or do wait until you spellcheck to correct ?   I tend to correct it when I see it, but began to wonder if it would be more productive to wait until I run spellcheck to catch it.


 


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Got it thanks all - felt so dumb and my
teenager wasn't home. 
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How dumb am I feeling right now?

I have a CRNP who must think MTs are not very intelligent.


So far, she has spelled: passed (not once, but twice!), spleen, and clicks. 


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Your whining, cryin' song-and-dance routine is old stuff and doesn't draw the crowds anymore. It's a has-been show.

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