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    #51
    Originally posted by Theinformer
    we are advised to never work below 25%. i have people in the same team as me with over 20+ contractors working at 30% +

    the guys that are in the southern offices london etc will usually have a 30-35% mark up
    Indeed, we recently had a guy here that was pleased to be getting EUR 50 ph via a XX outlet. What he didn't know was that XX were charging EUR 87 for him.XX thought it was 'good business'. Or at least they did until he found out their margin and quit...

    The annual results for XX show an average contractor gross margin of 21%, so the Informer is probably about right.

    Padinka
    Last edited by administrator; 6 December 2006, 10:07. Reason: Names removed to protect the not-so innocent
    I'm not so think as you drunk I am...

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      #52
      Originally posted by Bagpuss
      alas no it is not. but it seems to have been written by someone i work with as the wording is rather familiar

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        #53
        Or, what happened to a friend of mine the other day.

        'Great' contract offer, leaves current contract early (because she hates it), signs new contract, never hear from agency again, won't return calls, won't reply to email.

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          #54
          Originally posted by Theinformer
          alas no it is not. but it seems to have been written by someone i work with as the wording is rather familiar
          Are your initials P R?

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            #55
            if they were i wouldnt say. chances are the group patrol these boards to police them. its almost as though its a miltant regime

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              #56
              Watch the cnuts don't give you a Polonium-210 bonus at Christmas.

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                #57
                well if that was the case you would be screwwed anyway, im sure any it department would be able to see who had accessed these pages in history if they wanted??
                There are 10 kinds of people, those who understand binary, and those who don’t

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                  #58
                  Originally posted by padinka
                  Indeed, we recently had a guy here that was pleased to be getting EUR 50 ph via a XX outlet. What he didn't know was that XX were charging EUR 87 for him. XX thought it was 'good business'. Or at least they did until he found out their margin and quit...

                  The annual results for XX show an average contractor gross margin of 21%, so the Informer is probably about right.

                  Padinka
                  On the other hand XX agencies can charge the client more and the client knows, so if the client wants to go for Small Recruitment Company Ltd then they can save money but the contractor will get less too (although perhaps with a lower margin).
                  Last edited by administrator; 6 December 2006, 10:09. Reason: Names removed to protect the not-so innocent
                  I've seen much of the rest of the world. It is brutal and cruel and dark, Rome is the light.

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                    #59
                    Any more then informer?
                    There are 10 kinds of people, those who understand binary, and those who don’t

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                      #60
                      thats all for today. i'm going to see if i get shot on the way back to the station tonight first

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