Joining the (really) dark side

[rob s]

Anyone ever thought about going to work for the enemy? Becoming an agent?

I've seen a few true maestros at work, so I know what good agents look like....

[Ketchup]

Mods....perma-ban for evading the swear-filter?

[Spacecadet]

I know what good agents look like....

According to a million linkedin profiles:
19 years old
female
just finished her a-levels (fnarr fnarr)

[northernladuk]

Have you ever noticed on LinkedIn if you view the profile of a fit bird and then look at the People Also Viewed.. they all happen to be fit birds

[darmstadt]

Many years ago, to my shame, I went for an interview at an agency for an agents role, I will admit in my naivety that having a few years computing experience under my belt I would be a given, at a rather prestigious agency based in the West End of London. Oh what a fool I was...The interview was basically about basic salary (**** all) and then how to top this up with bonuses by placing people, cold calling by getting references, what type of car the interviewer drives and more drivel. Had to have a shower afterwards.

[d000hg]

I always thought in principle it could be a fun thing to do, but probably on your own rather than as an employee, so you could cut out all the crap parts. More a boutique agency handling just a small number of people.

[Platypus]

I know someone who worked at an agency (not a fit bird - that may have been his mistake). He hated it - endless cold-calling

[SandyD]

I know a contractor who started his own agency placing other contractors at client co.... then he stopped contracting and did the agency work full time, I contracted through his agency once, every time I contact him he seemed to be on a beach somewhere warm all over the world

It helped that his wife was a senior PMO at client co for the biggest program going, all contractor recruitment went through her
When I left there he had 50 contractors placed at the client.

[bless 'em all]

on a beach somewhere warm all over the world

Well I for one don't begrudge him his rewards for a job well done.