New to Contract - mucked about by agent

[LondonManc]

Then they'd have already pushed the end client down that route surely? Wouldn't be surprised if the chap had mixed up his contacts/roles....

It would come as a shock to us all but PC could be right - OP mentioned that he'd done FTC in the past. If he mentioned it to agent and agent has the second-best candidate, then he could reasonably undercut the other candidate/agent with an FTC placement. If he mentioned it to the client and client mentioned it to the agent, agent could recommend to the client that it will be cheaper and easier for them for a short term fixed gig with no extensions expected to go down the FTC route.

[psychocandy]

Why would agency go along with this hairbrain, cheapo outfit scheme, they aren't about to make anything out of it and let's be honest, that's all they give a shiny tulipe about!

OK. Granted they'd probably rather their cut out of a contract but if they set up a FTC surely they get something out of the deal. Like when an agency sorts a perm role.

[psychocandy]

Why don't you use explanations like that rather than 'Sod this' and 'trying stuff on'? You can see the difference it makes when you are trying to set a case out. This one could be slightly plausible but your original one was just rubbish.

Same thing different words