Lying - the source of all agents' power

[King_of_Anglia]

I would describe agents as leeches. Talentless, sub-human, fat-tie & hair-gel wearing, clueless ****** who quite literally leech off of life's elite.

*spits*

[DodgyAgent]

I would describe agents as leeches. Talentless, sub-human, fat-tie & hair-gel wearing, clueless ****** who quite literally leech off of life's elite.

*spits*

So what's your problem given that you are obviously not one of life's elite.

[Lucifer Box]

They probably thought you were lying

[King_of_Anglia]

So what's your problem given that you are obviously not one of life's elite.

Without the likes of me, you wouldn't be in a job sonny.

[Bluebird]

and possibly the other way around...

[King_of_Anglia]

Pah! Not a chance. I don't use agents.

[Bluebird]

Pah! Not a chance. I don't use agents.

so how would he be out of a job without you ?

[King_of_Anglia]

"the likes of me"

i.e. fellow contractors... OK, yes, those who don't have interpersonal skills and proactivity to go alone, like me.

[Bluebird]

"the likes of me"

i.e. fellow contractors... OK, yes, those who don't have interpersonal skills and proactivity to go alone, like me.

A lot of clients don't / won't actually go direct and prefer to work through agencies - I guess it depends what your discipline is and who you work for.

I get a lot of my contracts at Governemnt Offices, they always use agents as being Civil Servants their too scared to take a risk and try and save the taxpayer money.

[bobhope]

So what's your problem given that you are obviously not one of life's elite.

This isn't meant to be an attack on agents. In a way, it's a compliment. I'd be a crap agent because I'm no good at lying. There have been many times when I would have found the ability really useful.

I think it's a problem with engineers, they have to tell the truth. It's another reason never to cheat on your wife as an engineer - they'd know within about 2 nanoseconds.

It's like in the film 2001 - HAL goes mental because he's forced to lie.