Restrictive covenant - tricky situation

[flyingraz]

Thanks @NotAllThere, northernladuk and PerfectStorm for below responses.

BTW what do the new agency say about all this?

I didn't inform the new agency about this, but Company C is aware and comfortable with my decision. Yesterday, I spoke with Clarity and have decided to mostly go with them. It seems the agent has stopped bothering me, and I have accepted the new contract.

[northernladuk]

Thanks @NotAllThere, northernladuk and PerfectStorm for below responses.

BTW what do the new agency say about all this?

I didn't inform the new agency about this, but Company C is aware and comfortable with my decision. Yesterday, I spoke with Clarity and have decided to mostly go with them. It seems the agent has stopped bothering me, and I have accepted the new contract.

That post is just made of win. Congrats. Crappy situation but a good one to learn more about what you do. You get all the above, a good grasp of handcuffs for the future and a good idea how and when to put tulipty agents in their place. This is the fun stuff contracting is about, not just turning up and doing some work

Enjoy the gig and good luck.

[PerfectStorm]

I did have one agent try something similar to me, getting all threatening etc. A few years later I was a hiring manager and got a call from them. "Sorry", I said, "I don't do business with agents who threaten their contractors".

A few weeks ago I found a site where you could basically review agencies and their dealings, I wish I could find it. It was like a TripAdvisor/Glassdoor but for crap agencies.

That said a few of them have some pretty choice reviews on their Google reviews for their head office address - I now work a review of these into my due diligence.