New business question. I played a weekend gig where the activity director wasn't present and I dealt with another staff member. When booking the gig on the phone, the AD had offered $60, and I negotiated it up to $75. No written contract though.

So after the gig, the staffer presented me with a cheque for 60 and a receipt to sign. I said that I was expecting 75, and she said that the AD had just told her 60. So I accepted the cheque, signed the receipt, and passed on the message that I would call Monday to talk about it.

Happy ending this time - the AD called me first on Monday, apologized for the mistake, and said she would mail me the rest. But I'm wondering, for future reference, if I would have been wiser to decline to take the cheque or sign the receipt until it was clarified.

What are your thoughts?

Marion