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He had a negative bluety on a quackhandle and was quadraspazzed on a lifeglug.
I look forward to your all knowing and likely sarcastic and unhelpful reply.
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Originally posted by jmo21 View PostI am struggling to believe someone has called the police because they think they have been black balled.
What evidence did you take to them?Comment
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Originally posted by PermieToContractorAndBack View PostI'm sorry if this offends you but not everyone views contractors as heroes
I'm not offended that you don't think contractors are heroes. I don't think we are either. I think we are people who have made a lifestyle choice.
You seem to think thatyou are also most likely in the minority
You also said that
anyone sane would have bailed long ago.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by Whorty View PostCould you tell us what your skills are, and what kinds of roles you are going for and what your rate expectations are?
I think you also mentioned briefly above something about sex discrimination .... did you bring a case and win/lose and you think this is why you have been blacklisted?
I've been hiring contractors for 2 decades and given some of the tulip I get sent to me to be interviewed I can't believe there is any kind of blacklist. As previously mentioned, agents will pimp their worst enemy if it gets them a commission.
The rate I am currently asking may be an issue now as I have adjusted for mostly being inside of IR35 but rate was not an issue before and I do not see how rate would affect blacklisting?Comment
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Originally posted by boredfromsurrey View PostThat is not what I said. What happened was there were a number of incidents the last one involved my Audi car windows being smashed and my house windows smashed in this was around the time of my last contract renewal... To be fair this was not the first time my car has been damaged but that and other things led the police to think it was personal perhaps an ex-boyfriend. ?
Originally posted by boredfromsurrey View PostMaybe it is just co-incidence but since then my recent investigations has shown a few strange things for example that my data was shared by and agency to possibly another contractor.
Originally posted by boredfromsurrey View PostI have had a number of strange phone calls.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by boredfromsurrey View PostThe rate I am currently asking may be an issue now as I have adjusted for mostly being inside of IR35 but rate was not an issue before and I do not see how rate would affect blacklisting?
There are organisations that won't hire contractors who have a 6 month gap in their CV, but a 6 year one is an eternity in IT.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostI'm intrigued to know what type of information you've been given by the agencies and how this is affecting your ability to get a gig. And affecting your personal safety? Something isn't right here.
Sorry but I am not really a gig personComment
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Originally posted by boredfromsurrey View PostSince reporting this agency (same agency as my very last contract) I have had a number of strange phone calls.Comment
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostThe rate may mean you don't get put forward. It's not blacklisting, but if you've decided you're worth £600 a day based on what you were on 6 years ago, and you have not done that role in the last 6 years, then it's not blacklisting, it's not being chosen because your rate exceeds your experience in the last 6 years.
There are organisations that won't hire contractors who have a 6 month gap in their CV, but a 6 year one is an eternity in IT.Comment
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Originally posted by TonyF View PostAt least the agencies are contacting youComment
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