Tyler Kennedy
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- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
Hello,
I am in the job hunt and recently received an offer from a company and as part of the offer, they also require a commitment letter to be signed. The issue is that they will only hire me if they are awarded this government contract and there is no timeline specified for when they would find out about it. And the job offer specifically states that it is at-will employment.
The at-will and commitment letter are confusing to me. As I understand it, at-will means that either party may terminate employment with no notice and no warning. So to me, having a commitment letter that says I will work for them if they are awarded a contract but I can leave at any time and they can fire me at any time seems contradictory.
In this case, do I have the ability to say no if by the time they are awarded the contract I am in a better job? Due to it being at-will employment? Because if not, what stops me from doing one day on the job and then leaving and continuing the theoretical better job?
The commitment letter itself is short with little information:
I, Tyler Kennedy have been named as the Systems Engineer – Senior for Harpe Engineering Solutions, Inc. in support of the Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE) G6 ITESS
If an award is made to COMPANY NAME, I agree to serve as the Systems Engineer - Senior for the duration of the base period of performance as established in the SOW.
I am separating from the Air Force and don't want to be locked into a slim chance of a job,with no timelines, and not be able to take other employment that is guaranteed.
I am interested in the job but I don't want to be locked into maybes and ifs.
Is it better to just not sign and keep looking for a job?
Thank you for any assistance you can provide.
I am in the job hunt and recently received an offer from a company and as part of the offer, they also require a commitment letter to be signed. The issue is that they will only hire me if they are awarded this government contract and there is no timeline specified for when they would find out about it. And the job offer specifically states that it is at-will employment.
The at-will and commitment letter are confusing to me. As I understand it, at-will means that either party may terminate employment with no notice and no warning. So to me, having a commitment letter that says I will work for them if they are awarded a contract but I can leave at any time and they can fire me at any time seems contradictory.
In this case, do I have the ability to say no if by the time they are awarded the contract I am in a better job? Due to it being at-will employment? Because if not, what stops me from doing one day on the job and then leaving and continuing the theoretical better job?
The commitment letter itself is short with little information:
I, Tyler Kennedy have been named as the Systems Engineer – Senior for Harpe Engineering Solutions, Inc. in support of the Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE) G6 ITESS
If an award is made to COMPANY NAME, I agree to serve as the Systems Engineer - Senior for the duration of the base period of performance as established in the SOW.
I am separating from the Air Force and don't want to be locked into a slim chance of a job,with no timelines, and not be able to take other employment that is guaranteed.
I am interested in the job but I don't want to be locked into maybes and ifs.
Is it better to just not sign and keep looking for a job?
Thank you for any assistance you can provide.