The inevitable evil of looking for a next gig is necessity to answer flood of calls from agents. How do you guys answer their calls while being on client side?
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Most of them go to voicemail.
The ones who are urgent send me an email. I then respond to them and ring them back. However I do bulk ringing.
Also as I tend to finish early I can answer all the early/late evening calls."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR -
Originally posted by Criticular View PostThe inevitable evil of looking for a next gig is necessity to answer flood of calls from agents. How do you guys answer their calls while being on client side?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostIt's not evil... It's part of your job being a contractor. Best bit of it IMO.
I think the OP has got a case of not understanding he has his own business to promote and run, discussing leads for the next piece of work is part and parcel of doing so.
By all means if you feel guilty then give the client back the time by skipping lunch or working a bit later but the odd call to an agent ain't a crime.
But don't take the pee, spending 50% of the day on the phone dealing with business and personal relationships may be over doing it a bit, yep I carried quite a few PMs like that when I was a permie at HP.So now I am worried, am I being deceived, just how much sugar is really in a spoon full!Comment
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I remember when a client chopped 20 contractors in one hit. There were a dozen on the mobiles outside at any one time ;-).Comment
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I take the call, ask them to wait a moment while I walk outside/find a quiet meeting room. People pop in and out for coffees etc. all the time, I just put it down to use of the same flexibility as long as you're not taking the piss.⭐️ Gold Star ContractorComment
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostI remember when a client chopped 20 contractors in one hit. There were a dozen on the mobiles outside at any one time ;-)."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by PerfectStorm View PostI take the call, ask them to wait a moment while I walk outside/find a quiet meeting room. People pop in and out for coffees etc. all the time, I just put it down to use of the same flexibility as long as you're not taking the piss."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by Criticular View PostHow do you guys answer their calls while being on client side?
Anyway, the answer is obvious. Discreetly. (And usually discretely as well).Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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If they know that your contract is coming to an end and they have no intention of extending, then they'll not be bothered about you trying to find a new gig as long as your work is getting done. If you feel that you need to make time up to cover the amount of time that you're on the phone then do so; it's important to still leave the door open for a return.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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