Reply to: Help needed please

[LadyChatterley]

Update on this issue.

In the end, I lost both contracts but the 'hiring freeze' at Company 1 is a load of cack. I've since found out that at least 5 people I know of have secured contracts with the same client but are being taken on through 'a back door procedure' by way of a permie manager who had moved from one company to this company and has been phoning around and building up his own team offering them contracts to come and work for him. All have now secured contracts and have either started/or waiting for the paperwork to come through..and all have had to go through the same agent who fed me a load of crap saying there was a hiring freeze.

[LadyChatterley]

Well, I'm working on it mate.

[pmeswani]

Ms Ribble-Cow of Agency Scumbags-R-Us have just told me that the client has withdrawn the offer due to a hiring freeze.

So now you have lost both contracts? I had a gutt feeling you should have gone for the £400p/d role.

[LadyChatterley]

Ms Ribble-Cow of Agency Scumbags-R-Us have just told me that the client has withdrawn the offer due to a hiring freeze.

[pmeswani]

I accepted at £350. I cannot go into details in an open forum. Harsh lesson learnt in the heat of the moment but definately, without a doubt they do read these forums. Today I had the other offer on the plate also but chose the latter (cos they agreed the rate after I stood my ground..thanks cojak and thanks everyone else too for your advice).

Well done. For a moment, I thought you were going to accept the £400 p/d role.

[NotAllThere]

I accepted at £350.

Well done.

[LadyChatterley]

I accepted at £350. I cannot go into details in an open forum. Harsh lesson learnt in the heat of the moment but definately, without a doubt they do read these forums. Today I had the other offer on the plate also but chose the latter (cos they agreed the rate after I stood my ground..thanks cojak and thanks everyone else too for your advice).

[NotAllThere]

Better, give us her name, and we'll call her for you.

As she, the agent, appears to be reading these forums, maybe we could set up a thread to send the sad, lonely, jenny-no-mates our messages of appreciation.

[cojak]

wtf?

Sorry but how was that story any different from any other contractor trying to deal with weaselly pimps?

How could the pimp know who it was from that info?

You're being bullied woman - tell the pimp to feck orf....

[scooby]

I'll find out Monday now.

so what happened?

[LadyChatterley]

I'll find out Monday now.

[pmeswani]

....

I guess now is the time to decide where you want to be. My suggestion is to find out how long the £400p/d offer can be held on for before deciding and set that as the absolute deadline (minus a few hours) and tell the preferred agency that if there is no contact by then, you will assume that the opportunity has gone. No if's... no but's.

But feel free to treat my opinion as a first time poster.

[LadyChatterley]

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[Drewster]

Still no call from them. Should I send them another email or phone them, or just sit tight?

1) Are you desperate: Chase them and say Please can I have the role at any rate
2) If you are not: Sit tight

Easy peasy

[pmeswani]

Still no call from them. Should I send them another email or phone them, or just sit tight?

Nope. Assume you've lost the gig and go for the other one. If they call / email back, tell them that they have missed out.

I think someone has already suggested, write a letter to the client telling them that you are disappointed that the offer had been withdrawn by the agency, etc.