Earliest call from an agent??

[Wilmslow]

How far away are you and what level of accomodation do you expect? How long is the gig? These are pretty key to the rate increase.

If the place I thought it was, just 10 minutes walk.

Trying to negotiate 3 days local and 2 days in Reading. Wilmslow is near Manchester.

Start of a new programme, greenfield, as many virgins I would like promised and all of that.......

Rate I was kind of pushed into was very low, but only for an easy local commute.

[BolshieBastard]

It is the financial industry.

Got the call with the person who gives me information.

He was checking I was okay with the location. It is perfect location, just 10 minutes walk from Wilmslow Towers as per all conversations and the jobserve posting.

Wrong. It is now moved to Reading, they expect the same rate.

Does bumping up the rate by around £100 a day cover travel and hotel for the Reading area would you think?

Hang on. At the start it was 'half your normal rate.' Now its in Reading and another 100 on top of the half your rate, rate is ok? For Reading?

Are you sure you're not having a dream \ mare?

[clearedforlanding]

If the place I thought it was, just 10 minutes walk.

Trying to negotiate 3 days local and 2 days in Reading. Wilmslow is near Manchester.

Start of a new programme, greenfield, as many virgins I would like promised and all of that.......

Rate I was kind of pushed into was very low, but only for an easy local commute.

Reading is expensive, lot's of tech money. Unless you drive a C1 Diesel for your commute and are prepared to live as a hermit £100 per day isn't going to cut it if you have to spend more than 2 says there, especially if the initial rate was low in the first place.

I think if you push too hard they'll end up with a local candidate anyway, which there are lots of in the M4 Corridor, I'd pass - particuarly if my first impression of the relationship was this bonkers recruitment process.

[MicrosoftBob]

It's not a Bob company in Reading by any chance ?