[pjmlp]

That is so easy to say on an online forum, depending on where one is living and people that depend on their income, it isn't always a clear option.

[bshacklett]

In this case it is a contracting company, not an individual being hired on as a "contractor", who is said to have taken a contract that they could not reasonably fulfill. That is a much less ambiguous situation, and one that seems to be running rampant in businesses these days.