Offered role but Agent Wants me to take a Pay Cut...I smell tulip!

[kal]

thanks guys for your comments.

I just spoke to her and and told her that 'the drop of 17% was far away from what was initially agreed'. I was very firm with her about it and she asked if there was room to which I said 'no' as I had already been flexible in our initial disucssion.

She's gone away...to have a 'chat'.

Well done, asking you to take an almost £70 a day reduction is taking the pi$$ IMHO

[Advocate]

Re: Offered role but Agent Wants me to take a Pay Cut...I smell tulip!

I went for a role at 375 a few year's back that went like this:

Agent: " good news, they want you but they're only offering 300"

Inexperienced Advocate: *stunned silence* " I don't think that will work.."

Agent: *long pause* "only joking they've offered 365"

I took the slightly reduced rate but the agent was definitely playing silly buggers!



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[strawberrysmoothie]

Chaps you have all been marvellous, I'm seriously touched by your encouragement and great advice.

Update for you.....

Just got a phone call and the 'client' decided to go with someone cheaper.


It was b0llcks from the get go a total waste of my time! Considering it was a rate they advertised.

[kingcook]

However, the agent said that the client 'liked me' but they were unsure of my skills and as I would be picking up news skills on the role would I consider taking a 17% cut.

Ring the client (or tell the agent you want to speak to the client) regarding what they are "unsure" of.

Sit back and watch

[stek]

Offered role but Agent Wants me to take a Pay Cut...I smell tulip!

Actually I meant to say definitely NOT a try on...

[northernladuk]

Chaps you have all been marvellous, I'm seriously touched by your encouragement and great advice.

Update for you.....

Just got a phone call and the 'client' decided to go with someone cheaper.


It was b0llcks from the get go a total waste of my time! Considering it was a rate they advertised.

Makes my blood boil this. Did you find out who the client was? Are they a big corporate and is the agency one of the main ones? So much wrong with this I just don't know where to start.

[kevpuk]

Very maddening

Referring back to my earlier post, and slightly off the main thrust of this thread, I now know how much the Client pays per day, and a few other assorted details - the Agency are coining it seriously on me!

Now, I am happy with the rate, well - if you ignore the £10 drop I referred to, but just goes to show how much a given Agent can generally manipulate the contractor et al. However, I do feel a bit 'conned' over it.....still, I stress again that I the rate still works for me, but....

Come extension time, I think I might be looking to 'reclaim' the £10 + a shed-load more

[strawberrysmoothie]

Makes my blood boil this. Did you find out who the client was? Are they a big corporate and is the agency one of the main ones? So much wrong with this I just don't know where to start.

Client: is a well known vpn company
agency: Not sure, I think they are quite well known.

I'm so livid right now....words cannot describe how I feel.

I would love to name and shame but I don't want to break forum rules.

[strawberrysmoothie]

Very maddening

Referring back to my earlier post, and slightly off the main thrust of this thread, I now know how much the Client pays per day, and a few other assorted details - the Agency are coining it seriously on me!

Now, I am happy with the rate, well - if you ignore the £10 drop I referred to, but just goes to show how much a given Agent can generally manipulate the contractor et al. However, I do feel a bit 'conned' over it.....still, I stress again that I the rate still works for me, but....

Come extension time, I think I might be looking to 'reclaim' the £10 + a shed-load more

Do it. Don't let what happend to me put you off.

I worked out that extra £10pd times 22 working days (for a 30 day month) = £1100 per month you could have earned.

Times that by a 6 month contract, well you can do the math......

[cojak]

Well you never know, you may get another phone call in a day or 2...