Renewing - handling the agent

[vegan4life]

But based on his own testimony, he has significantly improved what he can offer them.

ty, ty, ty.

wait a minute - this must be sarcasm - right? a clever ruse to lull the newb into a sense of false security before p*ssing on him from a great height?

[malvolio]

ty, ty, ty.

wait a minute - this must be sarcasm - right? a clever ruse to lull the newb into a sense of false security before p*ssing on him from a great height?

No, it's exactly what I said. If you can't quantify your added value in terms of money saved, you haven't added anything so why should I spend my profits on you?

Put it this way. I saved one recent client around 8 times my fees for the gig. I wasn't ever gong to renew since the job was done, but if I had I might have had a case for a rate rise of maybe £100 a day. But knowing the budget in question, I rather doubt I would have got it.

It's a tough old world out there. As others have said, if you want more money, you have to take the risk and jump.

[2BIT]

if you are making significant improvements renew at the same rate as it sounds like the role is allowing you to skill up at the same time (not something most contract roles allow) BUT renegotiate a weeks notice from your end for the extension and then when you stop learning you can go get something at a higher rate - don't worry about what other people get paid - honestly its something only permies worry about

[PSK]

"If I was super confident I could just lift the phone and secure a better contract I would probably do it".

Trying to be helpful, if you've not yet signed an extension, why don't you see what you can secure quickly. With a CV rewritten in light of the additional experience, capabilities and deliverables you've gained since you joined this client, you might secure a higher rate?

[thunderlizard]

I've said this before, but not recently; the only reason I as a hiring manager will consider giving a contractor a rise on rate is if they are performing significantly above the role they were hired to do, or have made a serious contribution that has saved the programme time, money or (preferably) both. Just doing the job very well indeed isn't enough, that's what I'm paying you to do already.

I'm glad you weren't in front of me in the post office queue the day first class stamps went up to forty-six pee.