If you don't want to go for the interview..

[Growernotashower]

I implore you, please just tell the agent! what's the worst that could happen! Don't be a wimp and pull the old 'hello, hello, if you can hear me I can't hear you' rubbish on your mobile.

I've just smashed my phone in a rage!

The guys on the bench aswell!

Grower (trying to make the world a little bit better)

[nomadd]

I implore you, please just tell the agent! what's the worst that could happen! Don't be a wimp and pull the old 'hello, hello, if you can hear me I can't hear you' rubbish on your mobile.

I've just smashed my phone in a rage!

The guys on the bench aswell!

Grower (trying to make the world a little bit better)

I agree. But still, it's very nice of me to sit here and think of an agent going banana's - god knows they put me through enough grief!

[northernladuk]

Same as nomadd, it would be the decent thing to do but then I also am sitting here wistfully thinking about all the promises of call back that never materialised.. Do unto others... etc

[kingshuk]

I implore you, please just tell the agent! what's the worst that could happen! Don't be a wimp and pull the old 'hello, hello, if you can hear me I can't hear you' rubbish on your mobile.

I've just smashed my phone in a rage!

The guys on the bench aswell!

Grower (trying to make the world a little bit better)

Oops! Didn't realize it were you. Sorry about that.

[Growernotashower]

I agree. But still, it's very nice of me to sit here and think of an agent going banana's - god knows they put me through enough grief!

I'm glad I amused you, if it makes you laugh any more I smashed my phone so hard I spilt my coffee all over the desk

[cojak]

I'm glad I amused you, if it makes you laugh any more I smashed my phone so hard I spilt my coffee all over the desk

....and it went over your laptop before scalding your vitals?

[RichardCranium]

I have been on the receiving end of grief from interviewers because the previous interviewee never turned up. They were all grumpy and didn't settle down and that felt a bit unfair on me.

But I have heard many, many stories of people being sent to the wrong address / wrong day / wrong time / wrong client / wrong gig / wrong CV which has been the agency's fault...

Actually a thread "Things contractors do that piss us agents off" would make very interesting reading. We might even learn something and I'm sure DodgyAgent and 'Another Dodgy Agent' and 'The Agents View' will enjoy joining in. So go on, start one of those - it'll make you feel better.

[northernladuk]

....and it went over your laptop before scalding your vitals?

You are a wicked wicked person!

[Tarquin Farquhar]

Maybe we should do a poll on how many years it has been since one was last able to feel anything but joy at hearing of an agent having problems?

[Growernotashower]

2 more today! one illness and then wouldn't answer his phone (fine yesterday by the way)

and one, and I quote, 'can't be bothered, I'm going to hold out for something closer to home'

These are not desktop jobs either, these are £500+

my arms gone numb, am I having a stress related heart attack!