Originally posted by psychocandy
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Originally posted by silverlight1 View Post
NLUK always got too many opinions on every post
Find it hard to believe that any serious contractor has time to post 49000 posts on these forums - most of them condescending to the OP
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Originally posted by ConsultingTechArchitect View Post
I searched. Question wasn't about how to negotiate rate. Question was asking why recruiters say one thing in their ads then another think on the phone. Do they get something out of it if I accept a lower rate? I assumed they always took a percentage on top of the rate, not a fixed fee made higher by my lower rate?
and yes, it's a nice rate, thanks for the compliment.
Hi Mr contractor what rate?
Ohh £500
Hi Mr client, we've got someone who'll do it for £800.
Agency charges £800 plus whatever on top to client. Agency pays contractor £500 he asked for.
Agency (and agents who probably gets huge commision) pockets the extra £300. They're VERY happy!!!
Didn't you ever see the "day before contract, client has budget problems and has had to drop the rate by £50" scam?
i.e. same. The client didn't drop the rate at all - the agent just puts the £50 in his pocket.
One gig I had spoke to a contractor started same day as me. His first gig. They did it to me. I was at same agency (I'd worked with them a few times) but they didnt try it with me. Didn't know whether to tell him or not that he'd been scammed.
This particular agent I worked with a few times. Fair play he had some balls and confidence in his ability to talk his way out of things. Like this - surely he knew there was a risk he'd get found out? Although he did the same to the client - led them to believe contractors were on a fixed margin (we weren't it turned out and it all kicked off). Managed to talk his way out of it. Total crook but fair play he must have made some extra dosh along the way...
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostPost is just an excuse to wave his rate around IMO.
If he was genuinely confused they'd have done a search and read the many threads we've already got on this topic.
https://www.google.com/search?q=recr...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Find it hard to believe that any serious contractor has time to post 49000 posts on these forums - most of them condescending to the OP
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Originally posted by Lance View Post
wet
adjective- 1.
covered or saturated with water or another liquid.
so it could be wet water as it has another liquid added, like oil....
/pedant
https://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=6097
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Originally posted by Lance View Post
Liar, bell end and misogynist.
see ya…
Enjoy the rest of the weekend. Is this person actually a recruiter not a technical architect trying to jive-talk us?
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This guy is a total bell, but he does have a point about miserable jaded old men...
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Originally posted by ConsultingTechArchitect
Final update, I was offered the top rate for the role. Client liked me, said I was the only person they interviewed that blank blank blank (you don't get to know).. Client didn't wanna touch contractor number 2. Recruiter was annoyed but f-him. I'm not quite the commodity that you lot are so I'm in demand and he knows that now.
I turned it down because they said I have to use their laptop. Unlike many here, I'm not so desperate to the point I have to accept anything I don't like. 700 - 1000 / day rates come easily for someone with my experience.
Fat war chest, deeply technical with very strong commercial and consulting skills. I'm a fooo0kin unicorn compared to most of you commodities that have only got one skill and F-all international market experience.
Peace out. Enjoy bullying the next newcomer.
I appreciate this post will get snarky replies from people that have to work inside Ir35 or take hilarious rates in the £500 range. As you laugh at my departure, look at the lack of stamps in your passport then go back to your 1998 PHP forum with total morons and jaded old men.
Only decent one here is that blonde milf with the profile pic - Bye
see ya…
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Originally posted by ConsultingTechArchitectAgreed, it's not good for me.
I'll leave now.
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Originally posted by ConsultingTechArchitect
Agreed, it's not good for me.
I'll leave now.
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostTo hook you in. It's like a car advert where the model in the ad has every conceivable optional extra fitted.
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