Agent or Client?

[SallyAnne]

That is why you'll never get on in this world.

You're right - I've made nothing of myself...waste of space...

[Dark Black]

I have a friend...

Clearly your "friend" should have worn a shorter skirt

[SallyAnne]

Clearly your "friend" should have worn a shorter skirt

You wouldn't be saying that if you saw her thighs!!

[Churchill]

You're right - I've made nothing of myself...waste of space...

That is not what I meant - and you know it!

Be a leader, not a follower.

[SallyAnne]

That is not what I meant - and you know it!

Be a leader, not a follower.

Who am I following?!!

It's interesting that 7 of yous think AndyW is to blame for this....wait til I get my hands on the little bugger...

[Epiphone]

Your friend should tell the agent they're only available until X date. It focuses their mind and attention. If they don't get back to you the gig has either fallen through or they've got someone else.

No agent in the world is going to let a guranteed income stream walk for the sake of a few quid. They want you in there earning so they can move onto the next victim.

[MrRobin]

No agent in the world is going to let a guranteed income stream walk for the sake of a few quid. They want you in there earning so they can move onto the next victim.

I agree. Whilst the agent might try it on and attempt to bully your friend into lowering your rate, your friend has stood her ground and called his bluff. If it were a bluff, I think he would have crumbled by now and just accepted the original smaller margin than he has his porky pies on.

[BrowneIssue]

You're advocating this?!!

I would never dream of doing that, honestly!

Would you not go down a contractors throat (and not in a good way) for doing something like that?

I have recently had this done to me (documented in another thread).

I eventually called the client and 'discussed the problem' - i.e. dobbed the agency right in it for lying.

[NickFitz]

That is why you'll never get on in this world.

Probably never get banned, be let back in for about twenty seconds and get banned again, either

[Alf W]

Phone the client and say that the agency has told you they want you for a cheaper rate. Suggest that this can be done by putting you on their preferred supplier list and cutting out the agent altogether.

Win - win all round.