Is there any graceful way out of this? I agreed to a week of work next week, but another 2 month gig just materialized which kicks off at the same time. I really like the folks at the shorter gig šŸ˜–

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Easy. Have, refer a friend to the week-long gig, or tell them you can only work remotely that week and double-dip.

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Contā€™d - I donā€™t want to burn the bridge at the first place. Any way to maneuver through this and cause the least amount of irritation for them?

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Can you start a week late on the longer gig?

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Iā€™ll definitely ask

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def go the refer a friend route.

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Is it a copy job? Iā€™ll be your friend.

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Take the longer stint, nothing to think about.

Ouch, thatā€™s cold. The week long gig is with a past client I genuinely like and want to keep. If it was some rando Iā€™d do exactly that.

I like referring the friend idea, and possibly asking the new gig to delay a week. Just tell then youā€™re finishing out and want to honor your commitment. (If you think they will value this... some clients donā€™t care.)

Update: explained when I could start and why, šŸ¤žšŸ» theyā€™ll be cool with it but Iā€™ve got another backup in place already.

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