BOOMED - but no rate increase!

[d000hg]

A true contractor, goes in, completes a project, and gets out. They do not need to "Prove their worth" - they just need to deliver what is in the ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE.

And by delivering it, they prove their worth..

[Justin Control]

I like my client. However, they do take the piss constantly and expect little extras for free. I feel that sometimes they arent willing to look at my angle otherwise. I've got them out of the tulipe so many times recently I feel its a little short-sighted to even refuse to get into a dialogue with me (or my agent) about the rate.

They just assume I'm going to renew at the same old rate. Also, they can never even be arsed to do it until 2 days before normally. Record 7 days in advance this time. They just ASSUME I'm going to stay.

So why do you continue to work with them ?

BTW the agent is NOT your agent. The agent acts on behalf of the client. If more contractors understood this a lot of the grief and angst on this forum would disappear.

[Wanderer]

BTW the agent is NOT your agent. The agent acts on behalf of the client.

Not quite: The agent acts on behalf of the AGENT.

[psychocandy]

So why do you continue to work with them ?

BTW the agent is NOT your agent. The agent acts on behalf of the client. If more contractors understood this a lot of the grief and angst on this forum would disappear.

Close to home, long-running contract. Of course, I understand the need to balance this out against my steadily decreasing rate....