Originally posted by OwlHoot
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"Any interviews lately?" No. "And whys that?" (dont know? fake jobs? fishing info?)
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Computer People are currently using a line about CitiBank consolidating 80 share servers into one box, at a ".NET Consultancy" near Tottenham Court Road.
They phoned me with it for the second time yesterday, and the agent concerned nearly sh@t his pants when I said I had already been put forward by another dodgy agency, giving the name of another bunch of cowboys who pull the same scam.Comment
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Don't feed the sharks
I don't blame agents for fishing calls. It's their job to be a shark. I blame newbie contractors (and some experienced ones who should know better) for feeding the sharks.Cats are evil.Comment
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".NET Consultancy" near Tottenham Court Road.Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
threadeds website, and here's my blog.Comment
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Originally posted by swampI don't blame agents for fishing calls. It's their job to be a shark. I blame newbie contractors (and some experienced ones who should know better) for feeding the sharks.
The call I received this afternoon was from some agency called ABI IT – or something along those lines (didn’t catch it properly)Comment
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Originally posted by voron<snip> ABI IT – or something along those lines (didn’t catch it properly)Comment
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Originally posted by gpmh79Nearly ABI TITMUSS....I have noticed that some agents seem to have comic book names, I was talking to John Constantine (DC comic book character) this morning.Comment
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