Interesting 'recruitment' process

[SueEllen]

If this is a guy who has ever had a contract and not a bored teenager hanging out here, id be VERY surprised. If he is a contractor, how is he manages to post all day? How about doing some work and not wasting your time answering questions that 9/10 you know nothing about.

Some roles you get allow you to do a lot of posting on the internet especially if they don't require a lot of thinking.

[petergriffin]

. This suggests to me that their was no contract and they just wanted some free labour.

This is nothing new, it's a work trial by another name and unfortunately this is legal.

[SussexSeagull]

This is nothing new, it's a work trial by another name and unfortunately this is legal.

No one is saying it isn't legal. I am saying it is something people might not want to do (although they might want to do it, we are hopefully all adults and can decide for ourselves).

[d000hg]

if it was a reference to my username!

No sh!t Sherlock. That's a reference to the reference, if you weren't sure.

[NervousRexx]

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Well, at least you now have an answer for the trawlermen, sorry, agents who ask you where you've interviewed recently. Tell them. All of them. Even the ones who don't ring you.

I’m new to this site having just browsed on and off for a few years (a very useful resource). I’m slightly nervous about posting anymore as seemingly already have been accused of being a ‘trawlerman’ when I was merely trying to suggest a possible explanation to the situation.

[SussexSeagull]

[QUOTE=NervousRexx;1422150]

I’m new to this site having just browsed on and off for a few years (a very useful resource). I’m slightly nervous about posting anymore as seemingly already have been accused of being a ‘trawlerman’ when I was merely trying to suggest a possible explanation to the situation.

I am not sure why the quote you referenced was given as mine as I didn't say it!

[NervousRexx]

Ah, agencies are referred to as 'Trawlermen'. I'm new to posting and it's all a bit confusing!

[TheFaQQer]

I am not sure why the quote you referenced was given as mine as I didn't say it!

Because neither you nor NervousRexx can use the quote facility correctly?

[SussexSeagull]

Because neither you nor NervousRexx can use the quote facility correctly?

To paraphrase John Cleese 'he started it'.

[Wanderer]

Ah, agencies are referred to as 'Trawlermen'. I'm new to posting and it's all a bit confusing!

It's because when the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.