Request to evidence career break from employer

[LucidDementia]

My standard response to this nonsense is - "it's none of your damn business". Not cost me a contract yet. Some of you folk need a backbone.

And NLUK you seem to advocate bending over at every juncture, why is that?

[LucidDementia]

Quite reasonable to check and it don't really see it as privacy issue unless you have something to hide.

Which flies directly in the face of what privacy is all about. Bravo.

[MrMarkyMark]

My standard response to this nonsense is - "it's none of your damn business". Not cost me a contract yet. Some of you folk need a backbone.

And NLUK you seem to advocate bending over at every juncture, why is that?

As I said earlier, I concur with how useless this is, privacy concerns etc. etc.

Point being, in most IBs, they, simply, will not let you on site until these checks are completed, by the agency, this takes an average of 5 weeks.

The only way round this is going through a consultancy, where they will let you on site, but the same checks will be done by the agency in the background.

I can assure you I'm the last person to roll over, tow the line etc. and I don't like going through all this, either.

[LucidDementia]

Fair enough. As I won't work with banks I've never hit a brick wall like that.

[MrMarkyMark]

Fair enough. As I won't work with banks I've never hit a brick wall like that.

Thank you, I certainly don't blame you, unfortunately they are far more profitable to me, than other industries.
Yes, that's my point, plenty of people commenting on here, r.e. not real contractors, rolling over, etc. etc. who have never been in an IB role.

In addition, the same posters complain about cr*p rates elsewhere etc.
I might have to put up with a bit of sh1t, but my rate more than reflects that

[LucidDementia]

Thank you, I certainly don't blame you, unfortunately they are far more profitable to me, than other industries.
Yes, that's my point, plenty of people commenting on here, r.e. not real contractors, rolling over, etc. etc. who have never been in an IB role.

Oh despite the rumours I'm always happy to admit when something's outside my experience.

As you can probably imagine I'm banker-averse because I consider them the biggest crooks on the planet. Shouldn't really be a surprise they don't trust anybody.

[northernladuk]

My standard response to this nonsense is - "it's none of your damn business". Not cost me a contract yet. Some of you folk need a backbone.

And NLUK you seem to advocate bending over at every juncture, why is that?

Because it maybe the right option and easiest route in each instance. If my answers are bad advice I'd have been banned many moons ago.

We went toe to toe in general and it's over. If you can't get over being called an idiot in General about a comment I didn't agree with then that's your problem but how about we keep it to general or PM and not have you posting spats at me in the professional forums. You tried it earlier and made a right dick of yourself and your two arguments here are not really becoming of the fine upstanding business person you are. Reply to to poster. Keep me out of it hey.. Thanks.

[MrMarkyMark]

Oh despite the rumours I'm always happy to admit when something's outside my experience.

As you can probably imagine I'm banker-averse because I consider them the biggest crooks on the planet. Shouldn't really be a surprise they don't trust anybody.

Never found you any different, TBH.

Understand not wanting to engage with banks, unfortunately it is about the earning potential to me.

[northernladuk]

Honestly, you dont half chat some tulip. You sit on here pontificating all you want.

Many other people have been in the position you suggest you have been in, looking at the 'hoops.'

Have you ever run an independent business? One where you're not some psuedo limited, having an agent find you work?

Have you ever run a business on the high street which is cut throat? Oh, I guess you have seeing as you pretend to 'know.'

What was it you said a while ago? find someone WGAS?

Why do you post stuff like this Bolshie? You are obviously one of our more experienced posters but posts like this???? I talk crap but I've just give you an example of where even the almighty small business of which you speak has to jump through hoops.

I mean, what has a cut throat business on the high street got to go with a contractor getting a gig? The context of the thread is about a contractor struggling with the issue of getting past agent/client checks...... What on earth has that got to do with shops and cut throat business? I don't know any of that but that's not a problem because it's hardly relevant is it.

We've gone right off the topic in to... I don't know what.

[MrMarkyMark]

One where you're not some psuedo limited, having an agent find you work?

As for this comment, even if you go and find the work yourself, at an IB, you will not get onsite without going through an agency.

Absurd