Switching recruitment agency while working for same client

[jmo21]

A Specialist Monkey then?

Or a Monkey Specialist perhaps?

[The Agents View]

Making some assumptions then....

Agency is currently making £200 per day off of you?

You're right to be aggrieved at that IMO - Up to £100 I can understand. £150 for a really senior, really really special sales job by the agent, but I'd be at amiss to understand how an agent can justify £200 per day of margin.

You're right. Wait until renewal. When you get there, be ready to walk if you don't get what you want. I'd suggest leaving them with a £100 per day margin (still healthy), leaving you with a £100 raise, or the client with £100 less cost - which could be the difference between extension and no extension.

How on EARTH did you manage to undervalue your services that much?? :\

[SimonMac]

I am somewhere in the middle of Monkey and Specialist..

that would be AND then?!

[andyc2000]

I got well suckered on my very first contract. Although I worked through a 'consultancy' rather than an agency (which just means they charge the client more), they recruited me, asked how much I wanted, I picked a number and I thought it was decent, tripled my take home from permie land etc and only towards the end of the contract found out the 'consultancy' was earning more from me per day than I was....


Live and learn.

[Taita]

Switching agency while at same client

I think I am going to wait for my contract to finish and then negotiate on rate. I think being patient for the time being is the right thing to do. As you mentioned if I start negotiating in the middle of the contract it can make me look very unprofessionanl in client's eye. All thanks a lot for answers. It helped a lot!
By the way rate is devided 70/30 and I am somewhere in the middle of Monkey and Specialist..

Good decision. Whilst the client may be sympathetic he is probably more likely to be pretending to care. Most clients I have worked for get on well with their contractors until they start bellyaching about their rate, the agent's commission, IR35 and so on. Then the client can turn because they do not really care as the contractor is usually (on the face of things) better paid than an equivalent permie who does not have any opportunity to mitigate his tax bill etc.

[JamJarST]

I got well suckered on my very first contract. Although I worked through a 'consultancy' rather than an agency (which just means they charge the client more), they recruited me, asked how much I wanted, I picked a number and I thought it was decent, tripled my take home from permie land etc and only towards the end of the contract found out the 'consultancy' was earning more from me per day than I was....


Live and learn.

In my opinion you are looking at it wrong. You should be happy that you got exactly what you wanted, what the consultamcy got is neither her nor there.

[Wanderer]

In my opinion you are looking at it wrong. You should be happy that you got exactly what you wanted, what the consultamcy got is neither her nor there.

That's one way to look at it.

The other view is that a good business person keeps an eye on how much the others in the business deal are making and looks for opportunities to make their business more profitable. Always beware of the middle man, how much are they taking out of the deal? Could you cut them out and still do business? Can you get them to reduce their margin to increase your profits?

Knowledge is power, always try to find out how much is being paid by the client and make sure you are getting your piece of the action.