Agency starting to send threatening emails

[bluedrop]

Definitely bears the hallmark of an Indian consultancy but I doubt that in this case. Indian consultancy would have an onsite PM to do the verbal abuse.

+100

I worked for Indian companies both in India and here. Abuse IS the word. I will never ever work for them again.

And yes, onsite/offshore PM will do the abuse....

Offshore teams are sweatshops really.

[Darksider]

Once I'm gone from this contract (end of the month), I will name them. And no, not an Indian company. Think it reflects more on a certain account manager more than the actual company (or at least I hope that's the case).

[dogzilla]

Once I'm gone from this contract (end of the month), I will name them. And no, not an Indian company. Think it reflects more on a certain account manager more than the actual company (or at least I hope that's the case).

Hiring guy is on the phone to agent, talking about project, it's not going well, etc... Agent super keen says "i'll see what I can do" and applies pressure to earn brownie points. Some people are in a mindset where they will accept that form of abuse because they need the money. Simple response to this is to tell the agent to get ****ed, escalate it to the agency and see if they are happy about it.

[malvolio]

Hiring guy is on the phone to agent, talking about project, it's not going well, etc... Agent super keen says "i'll see what I can do" and applies pressure to earn brownie points. Some people are in a mindset where they will accept that form of abuse because they need the money. Simple response to this is to tell the agent to get ****ed, escalate it to the agency and see if they are happy about it.

This is a beautiful example of what's wrong with the recruitment business. The client clearly thinks the agency is responsible for and controls the people they have provided*. They think that becuase that is what the agencies have sold them.

If they realised that the people doing the work are the experts, not the salesman in the corner, and treated them as such, they would get a lot more work done.




* You have a double whammy here because the agency clearly thinks that as well

[NotAllThere]

...Simple response to this is to tell the agent to get ****ed.

Definitely would have been my response. Maybe it's just the sector I work in, but most clients I've worked for have been pretty clued up about the role of agencies.

[Ignis Fatuus]

This is a beautiful example of what's wrong with the recruitment business. The client clearly thinks the agency is responsible for and controls the people they have provided*. They think that becuase that is what the agencies have sold them.

If they realised that the people doing the work are the experts, not the salesman in the corner, and treated them as such, they would get a lot more work done.




* You have a double whammy here because the agency clearly thinks that as well

Ah well, if the agency have sold the client on the idea that it is they the agency who provide what the client wants, let them see if they can do so. Made bed, lie in it.

Not the contractor's problem if the agency have promised something that is not theirs to deliver.