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CEO of startup is becoming more and more incoherent [closed]
I was hired as a contractor by someone who recently started his own company. I've met with him about five times. Based on his recent behavior I suspect he is having some sort of mental health crisis or psychiatric illness. Here is one example. He asked me to pickup a coworker and drive to another city to be at a client's site very early in the morning. While on way, he messaged to come to his home instead. He acted like nothing had changed and when I asked if the clients were expecting us, he said they never were. Going to the client's site had been discussed in writing at length. I also am confused why the coworker didn't care and deflected the question when I asked him if he knew what was going on. He seems unable to explain what work he wants done and keeps saying we are closing millions of dollars worth of deals. I'm concerned I will have trouble working with him or trouble getting paid. Any advice on how to proceed? Especially for a startup, any way to tell if they can afford to pay what they said they would pay you?
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I was hired as a contractor by someone who recently started his own company. I've met with him about five times. Based on his recent behavior I suspect he is having some sort of mental health crisis or psychiatric illness.
Here is one example. He asked me to pickup a coworker and drive to another city to be at a client's site very early in the morning. While on way, he messaged to come to his home instead. He acted like nothing had changed and when I asked if the clients were expecting us, he said they never were. Going to the client's site had been discussed in writing at length. I also am confused why the coworker didn't care and deflected the question when I asked him if he knew what was going on.
He seems unable to explain what work he wants done and keeps saying we are closing millions of dollars worth of deals. I'm concerned I will have trouble working with him or trouble getting paid. Any advice on how to proceed? Especially for a startup, any way to tell if they can afford to pay what they said they would pay you?
