Just burned bridges with a large agency

[TheFaQQer]

Interesting comments on the blacklist though. Not sure agencies realise that binning a CV based on a prior experience and thereby prejudicing the client and the candidate is actually unlawful.

Which law?

For years, I've been slagging off my dodgy builder for being crap - what law have I broken? Just so that I'm aware of it for future reference.

[ChrisPackit]

I don't believe that's true. I know of one contractor I've worked with in the past who sends her CV in regularly to an agency I know, and they won't touch her - it just goes straight in the bin. They have a database of people they won't deal with, and I know three people that are on it.

I've had 12 or more contracts over the last 12 years and never once gone through the same agency twice. If you burn your bridges with one, theres usually another 3 or more on the clients PS list anyway, so go through one of the others.

Look after number one...

[matzie]

Wow, lots more interest in this issue than I expected. For the record I'm not losing any sleep over it. Toughening up, making decisions, living with them and learning from them is all part of the journey from employee to business owner... thanks for your advice though!

[NickNick]

OP, you live and learn - don't beat yourself up about it.

Compare the OP's situation to some 'contractors' at previous gigs I've been at who have been on site for years.

At one place, the 'newest' member of one team of contractors had been there for 8yrs!

IR35! What IR35?

You work here, right? One person I work with has been here 25 years, perm and contract. Another 12 years on contract and the list goes on....

[jmo21]

I don't believe that's true. I know of one contractor I've worked with in the past who sends her CV in regularly to an agency I know, and they won't touch her - it just goes straight in the bin. They have a database of people they won't deal with, and I know three people that are on it.

You don't mention how you know that. Does anyone at the agency actually tell them this?