Rate Anxiety - Is the agent having a laugh?

[MarillionFan]

Just a quick update; I went back to the agent and said that I would only sign at the rate that was originally quoted to me. After much wailing and gnashing of teeth on the agents part they did come back a few days later with the full rate that I'd originally been quoted.

I was happy with that resolution and so have signed up for that contract.

Thanks again for your advise/comments.

No worries.

Can you just ping me your company name, address and VAT number so we can raise an invoice for the advice.

[Clarky]

No worries.

Can you just ping me your company name, address and VAT number so we can raise an invoice for the advice.

And if we could just have 2 references from your old employer as well please...?

[Wanderer]

I was happy with that resolution and so have signed up for that contract.

Result!

[Ruprect]

Just a quick update; I went back to the agent and said that I would only sign at the rate that was originally quoted to me. After much wailing and gnashing of teeth on the agents part they did come back a few days later with the full rate that I'd originally been quoted.

I was happy with that resolution and so have signed up for that contract.

Thanks again for your advise/comments.

You played it right. Lesson learned.

For the advanced lesson, never give them a number. Let them quote a range, if you're happy with the range, tell them to put you forward at the top of the range. It makes little difference to the client, and the money is clearly on offer.

[Scrag Meister]

Good going, well played. Important lesson learnt.

[psychocandy]

I had a similar thing with this contract. It was my first one back after a time in permiedom.

Role was advertised on jobserve as up X Euros a day. So I went along to the interview which went well.

Agency phoned me to say if they offered it would be at X - 150 Euros. No way said I what happened to X?

The agency tried to say that was only for contractors who had to relocate but since I lived locally they'd only pay this much.

No way said I and it went up by 50E a day. Still said nah, and surprisingly it went up by another 25E.

I took it at this point. I never did find out if this 'local contractor' thing was genuinely the client saying this or whether the agent was hogging a bit more of a cut off me....