Negotiating with agencies

[socialworker]

+1

Fact is if Agency I had been flexible enough to accept my brolly on Monday I would never have gone to Agency 2 just to fish for a higher rate for that job. I was actually hedging my bets by looking for other work in case they endlessly prevaricated about the brolly and eventually said no. I think I may just email back to say this but not get into long discussions. Dont have time anyway, my current client social services dept is snowed under at the moment - one of my colleagues just broke down at 5.30 today, she had been on phones all day on duty without a break. My turn tomorrow - but I will be taking a break come what may.

[Wanderer]

Best thing to do (IMO) is ignore all phonecalls/emails from agency 1.

+1

+2

DO NOT speak to the old agency again. Seriously, they will start a real tulip fight if they find out what you have done so keep it real quiet. The battle is not won yet!

[socialworker]

+2

DO NOT speak to the old agency again. Seriously, they will start a real tulip fight if they find out what you have done so keep it real quiet. The battle is not won yet!

Oh dear. Because they already know.

[eek]

Oh dear. Because they already know.

At which point don't worry about it. Its really an issue between them and the end client so let them deal with it.

[formant]

At which point don't worry about it. Its really an issue between them and the end client so let them deal with it.

Yep. Though it may be worth telling the end client exactly what happened, so that they have some ammunition to throw at agency 1, should agency one pursue things with them.

[kingcook]

At which point don't worry about it. Its really an issue between them and the end client so let them deal with it.

The client's way of dealing with it may be to bin the OP though, unfortunately, to avoid all the hassle.

[eek]

The client's way of dealing with it may be to bin the OP though, unfortunately, to avoid all the hassle.

True but that is outside the OP's hands now. And to be frank if I was a director of social workers, had one coming (given the chronic shortage) and an agency had messed everything around I would be telling the agency to shut up or suffer the consequences of being removed from various councils list of preferred suppliers.

[kingcook]

True but that is outside the OP's hands now. And to be frank if I was a director of social workers, had one coming (given the chronic shortage) and an agency had messed everything around I would be telling the agency to shut up or suffer the consequences of being removed from various councils list of preferred suppliers.

Good point

[psychocandy]

Agree with everyone says. If agency 1 find out then expect a huge tulipstorm.

Serves them right mind for playing silly buggers.

[Wanderer]

Serves them right mind for playing silly buggers.

That'll learn em, right enough!

Let's hope the tulip doesn't hit the fan now.