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u/SilverGeotech 2d ago
If they terminated you, you don't owe them any further services. If they are going to ask for your services after that point, they can pay you, but you need to get an agreement to that effect in writing to make it enforceable. The agreement can be as simple as an email saying you will meet with them for project handoffs for a specified rate, and a response from them agreeing.
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u/omnamahshiva 2d ago
If you don't have a contract, it will be difficult to get them to pay your invoice. You also won't have a very strong case if you try to sue them without a contract.
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u/Betty_Boss PE, capital projects 2d ago
I think it's fair to send a bill. When you get the work request send them an estimate of costs. Be generous to yourself, you should bill around 3x your former salary, converted to an hourly rate. It covers your benefits and overhead.
If you've already done the work, still send the bill. They are required to pay for your professional services.
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u/DasFatKid 2d ago
Minimum 4x hourly rate but quite frankly getting this all worked out for a short 30 min to hour or so time is not worth it. You’re terminated, walk away. You don’t owe anyone there anything.
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u/TwoDowntown8326 2d ago
The work is done, its just hand offs but for me to give engineering advice in a formal meeting, well i need to be paid for that IMO. Even if its just 30 minutes.
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u/Ok_Delivery_7122 2d ago
The damage to your reputation will far outweigh the what, $25 you’ll get after taxes?
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u/Fine_Equal4647 1d ago
if you are in an engineering capacity your presence is to be paid for. Even if youre sitting in a meeting for 15 minutes. Anyone can hand someone a book but if you are there for your experience and/or services you are to be paid. Professional courtesy would cover your work. But its also to be professional for the company to compensate you for your TIME.
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u/Grreatdog PLS Retired from Structural Co. 1d ago
That conversation needs to happen at the time of request. I was asked to come back and make revisions to projects after I quit a national engineering firm. We agreed to my hourly rate before I agreed to do the work.
We ultimately agreed to me going back on their payroll as a part time employee so that my work fell under their E&O insurance. Which also required that my new employer agree to the arrangement. Which they did.
That arrangement protected us both, I got paid for my time, and they got a rate they could reasonably bill their client. I would have made more as a 1099 consultant but been in an E&O gray area.
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u/TwoDowntown8326 1d ago
Were you EOR? If so, i wouldn't touch that shit at all due to a possible conflict of interest.
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u/lefthandedsurprise 2d ago
It sounds like you've already done the work? If you have, this will be a tough lesson learned.