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The only thing I can add is that I find myself presently in a situation as a consultant where we're actually not allowed to sign NDA's (or any customer document
by m0nastic 16y ago
The only thing I can add is that I find myself presently in a situation as a consultant where we're actually not allowed to sign NDA's (or any customer documents for that matter).
We actually have to complete training (terrible, flash-based training which also, to my chagrin, informs us that we cannot expense hookers) twice a year to acknowledge that we won't sign anything from a customer. Probably half a dozen times, I've shown up onsite and a client has tried to get me to sign an NDA as part of their standard procedure. Only once has my inability to do so resulted in them postponing the project (until our respective legal departments argue it out I'm sure).
- tptacek 16y agoIt's pretty typical for employees to be strictly forbidden from signing contracts; that doesn't mean your firm refuses to be bound by them, but rather that anything you sign is going to be reviewed.
- m0nastic 16y agoThat's correct. My company will have already executed an NDA most likely when signing the Professional Services contract; it's just awkward when I show up on site and they expect us to sign another one for ourselves. It usually works itself out (although sometimes the delay is suboptimal, as I know you guys do consulting engagements, managing the schedule can be a giant pain)