Let me see, I really need to think hard about that one...err..NO!! 
It's not just me being paranoid either. It seems like contractors on the other side of the Atlantic have the same problem that we have over here. A snippet from what I just read follows below. For the full page take a look at this http://www.realrates.com/news/margin.htm
By the way they seem to call agents brokers, borkers or just borks.
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In a past life, I was a hiring manager for an organization where HRD forced me to use two less-than-reputable, nationwide contract firms. At one point, I had one individual working for me for whom I was being billed $47.00 / hr. One morning, he came into my office with a big grin from one ear to the other indicating he had asked and received a pay raise from his agency. I said, "Hey, that's great". I was excited for him since he and his wife were expecting a baby in the near future, and I figured they could use the extra $$$. Of course, my excitement ended abruptly two seconds after he indicated he received the raise . That's when he indicated the agency had raised his pay from a whoppin' $14.00 / hr. to a whoppin' $18.00 / hr. I had to paint a smile on my face so as not to reveal to him how bad he was being screwed.
A month later, I sat down with the agency account rep. When I indicated I had "acquired" this information, he was furious with me and threw a tirade. Unfortunately for the agency acct manager, upper management heard about the tirade. Very soon, we had a new contract with the agency, we had a new agency acct manager, and HRD was given the directive to find a new agency. Today, that acct manager no longer works for the agency and is now trying to be a local politician (imagine that!!!).
I tell this story just as an example of how big of liars some of these guys are. In every case when I used these two agencies, the minimum markup was 100%. Granted, there are exceptions. I'm presently working with a W2 agency for whom I have a great deal of respect. They aren't flashy, they aren't fake with plastic smiles, and they aren't all schmoozey-woozey with me. They work hard and are pretty much straight-shooters. In the past, I have asked what my markup was, they told me, and I verified it with the client. Unfortunately, I believe this agency is the exception instead of the norm.
To summarize, in general, I am uncertain if I would trust borkers. As Tandem Guy indicates above, "What makes you think it would be a truthful number?", and as Accuracy indicates, "There's so many reasons beyond markup to not trust borks".
'Nuff said ..........
It's not just me being paranoid either. It seems like contractors on the other side of the Atlantic have the same problem that we have over here. A snippet from what I just read follows below. For the full page take a look at this http://www.realrates.com/news/margin.htm
By the way they seem to call agents brokers, borkers or just borks.
// Start of snippet..
In a past life, I was a hiring manager for an organization where HRD forced me to use two less-than-reputable, nationwide contract firms. At one point, I had one individual working for me for whom I was being billed $47.00 / hr. One morning, he came into my office with a big grin from one ear to the other indicating he had asked and received a pay raise from his agency. I said, "Hey, that's great". I was excited for him since he and his wife were expecting a baby in the near future, and I figured they could use the extra $$$. Of course, my excitement ended abruptly two seconds after he indicated he received the raise . That's when he indicated the agency had raised his pay from a whoppin' $14.00 / hr. to a whoppin' $18.00 / hr. I had to paint a smile on my face so as not to reveal to him how bad he was being screwed.
A month later, I sat down with the agency account rep. When I indicated I had "acquired" this information, he was furious with me and threw a tirade. Unfortunately for the agency acct manager, upper management heard about the tirade. Very soon, we had a new contract with the agency, we had a new agency acct manager, and HRD was given the directive to find a new agency. Today, that acct manager no longer works for the agency and is now trying to be a local politician (imagine that!!!).
I tell this story just as an example of how big of liars some of these guys are. In every case when I used these two agencies, the minimum markup was 100%. Granted, there are exceptions. I'm presently working with a W2 agency for whom I have a great deal of respect. They aren't flashy, they aren't fake with plastic smiles, and they aren't all schmoozey-woozey with me. They work hard and are pretty much straight-shooters. In the past, I have asked what my markup was, they told me, and I verified it with the client. Unfortunately, I believe this agency is the exception instead of the norm.
To summarize, in general, I am uncertain if I would trust borkers. As Tandem Guy indicates above, "What makes you think it would be a truthful number?", and as Accuracy indicates, "There's so many reasons beyond markup to not trust borks".
'Nuff said ..........
Sorry I just could not resist sharing what I had read from over the pond.
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