have you met your agent?

[ChimpMaster]

I've been contracting 3 years for this agency, and they charge big margins on my reasonably big rate... and all I get is an invite to their Xmas do. Which of course I avoid seeing as I don't know anyone there.

Anyway, who wants to actually spend time with agents? And do you think they really want to spend time with you lot of techie geeks?

I'd much rather be sent champagne bottles or sexy lingerie (already worn by sexy female agent).

[TimberWolf]

Anyway, who wants to actually spend time with agents?

Not me. See no evil, hear no evil, do no evil

[NotAllThere]

.. even bought him a pint at lunch

For a moment there, I read "Even bought him a pint of lunch". Ah, those were the days.

[BoredBloke]

"Agent is slim, female, blonde and about 6ft and makes me feel like a midget."

Why does seeing a tall woman make you want a midget?

[Moscow Mule]

I disagree on this point, even though I'm probably in a minority of 1. He is your customer. You are selling to him. You should be entertaining him, not the other way around.

The end client is the customer. The agent is the facilitator, for which they get paid very handsomely.

[BrowneIssue]

I disagree on this point, even though I'm probably in a minority of 1. He is your customer. You are selling to him. You should be entertaining him, not the other way around.

Yep. A minority of 1. The clue is in the word 'agent' - they live off your earnings.

So people do still get to meet agents? I haven't met any of my agents since 2001. I thought they had stopped doing lunches. (Which is a shame, I use to enjoy the quarterly afternoon get rat-faced at their expense.)