Offer to be available in the evenings and weekends for a period of a month, BUT with a retainer for that month and an hourly billing. Preface all this by sayin

Offer to be available in the evenings and weekends for a period of a month, BUT with a retainer for that month and an hourly billing. Preface all this by saying you'd love to help out and you it's just that you couldn't pass up the other opportunity. Stay positive no matter what. Source: have seen very similar situations and I've been a manager in one.