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Previously on "Interviewed at big bank, asked too little money"

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  • TheFaQQer
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    Originally posted by GlenW View Post
    After you've borrowed a friend's phone to make umpteen unanswered calls to your phone.
    How very 20th century. Skype is the way forward

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  • GlenW
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    Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
    You take a picture of your phone when there's the little tape icon at the top of the screen. Obviously that's conclusive proof of something.
    After you've borrowed a friend's phone to make umpteen unanswered calls to your phone.

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  • TheFaQQer
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    Originally posted by psychocandy View Post
    screenshots of voicemails - hows that work then?
    You take a picture of your phone when there's the little tape icon at the top of the screen. Obviously that's conclusive proof of something.

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  • psychocandy
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    Originally posted by ujjain View Post
    1. I showed screenshots of the voicemails.
    2. My boss agreed to lower the notice from 4 to 2 weeks.

    You guys seem so jealous to me
    screenshots of voicemails - hows that work then?

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  • Pondlife
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    Originally posted by ujjain View Post
    1. I showed screenshots of the voicemails.
    2. My boss agreed to lower the notice from 4 to 2 weeks.

    You guys seem so jealous to me

    Come on, own up!

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  • Eirikur
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    Originally posted by ujjain View Post
    1. I showed screenshots of the voicemails.
    2. My boss agreed to lower the notice from 4 to 2 weeks.

    You guys seem so jealous to me
    Jealous as we are in a contract and you're not?

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  • ujjain
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    1. I showed screenshots of the voicemails.
    2. My boss agreed to lower the notice from 4 to 2 weeks.

    You guys seem so jealous to me

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  • Eirikur
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    This is the same guy who claimed to be swamped by agencies calling him with 25 voicemails waiting for him:
    http://forums.contractoruk.com/busin...nt-jobs-2.html
    He also claimed in an earlier post he had 1 months notice (now he's saying two weeks)

    Looks like a troll to me

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  • FatLazyContractor
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    Sorry, NLUK has "sort of" asked the same question.

    I tend to ignore him these days!

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  • FatLazyContractor
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    Originally posted by ujjain View Post
    I've had an interview at a bank and whereas I normally ask £500 daily, this agent kind of forced me into
    Is that what you normally charge (assuming you were a contractor in the past and that was your rate)? Or is that what you normally expect the client to pay (assuming you've never been a contractor)?

    Originally posted by ujjain View Post
    I've had an interview at a bank and whereas I normally ask £500 daily, this agent kind of forced me into

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  • northernladuk
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    Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
    Hoisted by ones own petard. Perhaps the OP has been practicing in their head. When I'm practicing like that, I generally ask for one million dollars.

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  • jamesbrown
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    Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
    Why do you normally ask for 500 if you are still a permie?

    Gotta be a sockie this one. Surely people commanding 500 quid don't come up with crap like this.
    Hoisted by ones own petard. Perhaps the OP has been practicing in their head. When I'm practicing like that, I generally ask for one million dollars.

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  • northernladuk
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    Why do you normally ask for 500 if you are still a permie?

    Gotta be a sockie this one. Surely people commanding 500 quid don't come up with crap like this.

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  • kingcook
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    Originally posted by ujjain View Post
    I've had an interview at a bank and whereas I normally ask £500 daily, this agent kind of forced me into saying my lowest of 400-500 range, because job specs for this ad said max. £400. But after the interview I read about many 10% cuts at this bank and the job just seems deadsimple and a matter of spending a lot of time doing nothing, due to the small size of the infrastructure I'd manages, so I'm willing to say no. The bank is very desperate for somebody to fill the shoes, because the current guy leaves in 3 weeks and they want some handover time.

    I'm currently in a 2-week notice on a perm-job that btw. is also boring as hell. I know there are not many other candidates and I'm expecting to get an offer on Monday. Should I feel bad about asking them more?
    Yes.

    Neeeeeext?

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  • ujjain
    started a topic Interviewed at big bank, asked too little money

    Interviewed at big bank, asked too little money

    I've had an interview at a bank and whereas I normally ask £500 daily, this agent kind of forced me into saying my lowest of 400-500 range, because job specs for this ad said max. £400. But after the interview I read about many 10% cuts at this bank and the job just seems deadsimple and a matter of spending a lot of time doing nothing, due to the small size of the infrastructure I'd manages, so I'm willing to say no. The bank is very desperate for somebody to fill the shoes, because the current guy leaves in 3 weeks and they want some handover time.

    I'm currently in a 2-week notice on a perm-job that btw. is also boring as hell. I know there are not many other candidates and I'm expecting to get an offer on Monday. Should I feel bad about asking them more?
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