Reply to: If you don't want to go for the interview..

[TiroFijo]

Things that P155 agents off:

1) Assumption that all agents are complete muppets - some of us are so heavily ingrained in our industry, that we are pretty much integral to it.

Gotta be honest, when I was looking for a gig 3 months ago all of the agents I dealt with were pretty nice and proffessional. Maybe I was just lucky this time. Of course there were a couple who having after speaking to them on the phone would send me a linkedin request which a quick press of the delete cured that.

[nomadd]

There are only 2 items in the charter :-
1. The right to a decent agent
2. See rule 1.

HTH

Clearly you haven't read the Charter properly... Rule 14.6 specifically forbids the words "decent" and "agent" in the same sentence.

[BrilloPad]

This 'Contractors Charter' - I'm surprised I'd not heard of it. Does it require a thread of its own so people can discuss its contents?

There are only 2 items in the charter :-
1. The right to a decent agent
2. See rule 1.

HTH

[nomadd]

This 'Contractors Charter' - I'm surprised I'd not heard of it.

That's because you've been out of the game too long.

And looking at you current picture, it seems The Bench has not been kind to you. The "former tramp" seems to have slimmed considerably; now you look like Posh Spice.

[gingerjedi]

...you all fall asleep in the toilets of the client!

The current fiscal climate makes the £20 tulip very difficult, we need to drag it out a bit these days.

HTH.

[SuperZ]

you all fall asleep in the toilets of the client!

Could be worse, at least in the loo had less chance of being noticed.A few years back I went through a period where every client I worked with I was always sat next to or directly facing a contractor who would fall asleep many times a day at their desk so completely in sight of client. They were noticed but for whatever reason, none of them were ever sacked. WAs never a woman, always a guy and usually in their 50's. Last time it happened I just cried with laughter as I couldn't believe it, especially when he started snoring. I actually had to leave the office as my laughter was bring the wrong attention to myself....a new starter laughing his head off when sat by himself and not talking to anyone, why?

[northernladuk]

True, but we don't all get caught though. Some of us take a bit of pride in our slacking.

I snore like a b*stard so I physically can't sleep in the toilet and get away with it. Maybe I should add it to my CV as a differentiator!!

[RichardCranium]

Part of the Contractors Charter. Statutory Right. Enforceable by law.

Mind you, only allowable once per day.

This 'Contractors Charter' - I'm surprised I'd not heard of it. Does it require a thread of its own so people can discuss its contents?

[nomadd]

Cheers. But that's "tired" more than "sleepy".

And the Contractor's Charter clearly states: "Thou hast the right to sleep once per day within thy clients premises at the contracted hourly rate."

[Pogle]

Part of the Contractors Charter. Statutory Right. Enforceable by law.

Mind you, only allowable once per day.

(Wanted to finish this post with a "sleepy" icon, but there isn't one. Damn! )

[nomadd]

...for falling asleep in the toilets on site!

Part of the Contractors Charter. Statutory Right. Enforceable by law.

Mind you, only allowable once per day.

(Wanted to finish this post with a "sleepy" icon, but there isn't one. Damn! )

[The Agents View]

Ha ha ha - That's brilliant - the best I've ever heard was the narcoleptic who failed to tell his agent (one of my previous colleagues) about her condition. 2 days in she fell asleep, mid sentence in the middle of a meeting with all the directors of the organisation - not once, but three times. Needless to say, she was escorted off site the following day.....

[BrilloPad]

you all fall asleep in the toilets of the client!

I think some of those here do wose things in the toilets.

[Not So Wise]

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1) Assumption that all agents are complete muppets - some of us are so heavily ingrained in our industry, that we are pretty much integral to it.

10+ years contracting and still to find an agent who even begins to understand what i do

And no i don't do something exotic, just mixture of Dev/PM/Consultancy work..but they seem to have problems understanding how someone can do all that...you must be one of the other

[Pondlife]

Leason learnt, in fact can I add that to the list of things that pee us off about contractors is that (if we're using the same equation that you use to determine all agents are scumbags) you all fall asleep in the toilets of the client!

True, but we don't all get caught though. Some of us take a bit of pride in our slacking.