I'm a little worried about this new job because although it looks like a great opportunity, there's been a few warning flags.<p>1) It was roughly 24 hours between submitting my resume, interviewing, and being told I had landed the job and they want me to start straight away.<p>2) The job listing specified 'flexible hours' and 'contract', but they keep asking me if I can go full time and they are quite insistent. Even going so far as asking if I can do my other work during my weekends.<p>3) They want me to start Monday, and they haven't even sent a contract or anything for me to look at. I don't want to arrive at a new job with out reading the contract, which I presume they will get me to sign before starting.<p>Is this as unusual as I suspect it is, or am I just anxious?<p>Thanks!
From the other side of the internet, I see two likely causes:<p>1. A company that is highly disorganized.<p>2. A company that is shady.<p>Roughly, I would associate the first with newness or recent high growth. I would associate the second with an established ongoing concern. Neither inspires full confidence in regard to getting paid fully and on time.<p>That said, it's really more of a spectrum. There are established slow growing companies that are highly disorganized. There are new fast growing companies that are shady. Pre-recession I worked for a Fortune 100 corporation expanding in pace with the housing bubble. The hiring process was more chaotic than it might have been in other economic times.<p>Having interviewed with and researched the company, there should be some basis for evaluating where on the spectrum it falls. My advice is to go with your gut and I suggest that continuing to explore other employment options is worth consideration even if the contract is acceptable and you go to work there.<p>Good luck.
You <i>should</i> make acceptance of a contract conditional on actually reading the contract.<p>I know is sounds obvious but I took lots of jobs over the years before I actually read the contract. Live and learn. :-)