I once took a job that was an absolute mess and the GC had given money for work that had not been done yet. (The guy he had running the job later went to jail for embezzlement)
I didn’t know anything about the GC except that an acquaintance said that he was a good guy and had really gotten screwed here. So I decided to bail the guy out and do it for T&M. For the next 3 years the guy would give me any job I bid and treated me like gold. Never had a problem with the schedule or with getting paid.
That hasn’t been the rule some times I times I’ve gotten bit pretty bad… but when things go right it just feels great.
I’m not afraid to take a chance when I can afford it.
