Agency Insisting on verbal references...!!

[BrilloPad]

Jealousy will get you nowhere

I am jealous - but well done anyway! Maybe one day I will emulate your achievement.

[NotAllThere]

I've never been asked for references for Swiss contracts. Which agency are you going through?

Ich auch kann Ihnen empfehlen!

Ich kann auch Ihnen empfehlen.

But it'd be Schweizerdeutsche anyway, so something like:
I' cha au Ihne emfle.

[Churchill]

Jealousy will get you nowhere

Whereas an axe, dark clothing and a moonless night will.

[YHB]

Hi all,

Wanted tlo say thanks for all the replies and offers for references.

An Update- sent an email to an old TM who was intially referered the agent to HR and he has agreed to give a reference.

Sent an email today to the agency about when would get the contract (hoping they would forget) and got a reply within a MINUTE saying end of today and " by the way the references..."

So emailed back saying I have got a contact after a lot of trouble on my part so (as per Brillo's post) before I give it to you please can you confirm that yourselves give verbal references which I can use in the future?

Been 15 mins and no reply If they dont reply then will ask the client to phone me and explain why verbals are needed.

[YHB]

they relied...

"I understand, we have come across this issue before, so many thanks for your assistance.

We do give written references, although can only give qualitative references, if we have feedback from the client."

I emailed back saying politely that it was a bit rich for them to ask if they do not supply; and as what I have already supplied is sufficient.

If they come back with more will ask for them to ask the client to phone me and will give him it personally.

[YHB]

All resolved after a quick chat on phone- they happy with what they have.

Admin: please can you stop approving my messages as you take too long- have submitted 3 message with one older than 15 mins!! Displaying a permie attitude ; commonsense from looking at my posts should show im not a troll etc!!

[Francko]

its now getting to not only what you know, but who you know...

I am shocked!!!! Since when?