Flipping Agents!!!! Rant alert!!!!

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Female

Threaded I do not play FarmVille sorry

Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

[Hawkeye]

Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?

Nope

[thunderlizard]

I did notice that on your other thread asking for a contractor you put "Must go through an agency" and wondered why. Lots of adverts say "No agents please!"

[Hawkeye]

I did notice that on your other thread asking for a contractor you put "Must go through an agency" and wondered why. Lots of adverts say "No agents please!"

Basically we owe this agency money as a few months back there was a contractor taken on but he was fired for quite a few reasons which I won't go into. I was allowed to get a contractor but it had to be through this agency as there was an agreement made with the agent that we would get a replacement for him through them to cover the contract we had with them.

I was forced to use them this time but in the future it will be different.

[realityhack]

Nice one.

I sometimes wonder if agents think 'oh bloody hell' when they realise the hiring manager is a contractor or ex-contractor who knows their tricks.

HR where I work now have a policy of 15% max margin for any and all agencies when hiring contractors. It's in the terms. If the agency won't sign, they'll never supply.

[EternalOptimist]

Nice one.

I sometimes wonder if agents think 'oh bloody hell' when they realise the hiring manager is a contractor or ex-contractor who knows their tricks.

HR where I work now have a policy of 15% max margin for any and all agencies when hiring contractors. It's in the terms. If the agency won't sign, they'll never supply.

the point is, they agree to 15% and sign stuff till the cows come home. They still rip both sides off.

It's only when the client speaks to the contractor that the truth emerges

[thunderlizard]

I was forced to use them this time but in the future it will be different.

That figures - hence their last ditch attempt to get max short term money out of the situation. Better luck next time!
tl

[TheFaQQer]

Do you play FarmVille? Will you be my friend?

Nice try

[Hawkeye]

The agent was not bright. I told him I was a contractor so he should have known better. Plus I also said that this won't be the only contractor I will be taking on so he had a good chance to impress and become a supplier. Hey ho!

Did I mention he tried to bribe me when I told him about the advert stating a lower rate than I agreed with him. He emailed me a 20% Selfridges discount voucher.

[NickFitz]

Well done!

I hope you're keeping the voucher