Originally posted by bobhope
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I turned down one contract - when I recieved the paperwork from the agency and it was all "New employee " this and "Pre-employment questionaire" and about 12 other employee related documents - not a contract (even a badly written one) in sight!, although they insisted I was a contractor. The force she put the phone down when I told her I wasn't doing it could be felt 30 miles away
Agency is now on my blacklist
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"Just like me they long to be close to you"
When they buried her, did they bother to use a coffin and dig a hole, or did they just sack it and drive her in like you do with a fence post?
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Originally posted by DodgyAgentI have never been aggressive when turned down by a contractor. I have killed a few who have accepted and then turned it down, especially the ones that put their change down to "a death in the family" (the most frequently used excuse)
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Originally posted by BOBJAnyway, while we're on it, why DO stars fall down from the sky?
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Only happened to me once, but the agent went ballistic. I told her I wasn't taking the job directly after the interview. They'd sounded a bit dodgy and when I'd asked some really basic questions about their infrastructure they couldn't answer and further couldn't tell me why they didn't know.
I argued for about 10 minutes and then the conversation ended. Next thing I knew she'd got the client to ring me direct, she'd told them there were a few more questions I wanted to ask! She was like a one-man-band agent and I guess she was racked off that her cut had gone west.
Anyway, while we're on it, why DO stars fall down from the sky?
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In my experience just turning down an offer doesn't cause a lot of problem.
After accepting an offer (verbally or otherwise) when someone turns it down (most often for a better contract) things turn nasty. I can see why the agent will become aggresive in this situation. May be bonus plays a part. But I think its the agent-client relationship that _MAY_ get damaged in this situation, or cause embarassment.
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Originally posted by BagpussWhy do birds suddenly appear, everytime that you're near?
Threaded.
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Originally posted by Francko....when you turn down an offer? What's the benefit? Do they think that people get intimidated and will accept? Did anyone ever accept a role just because of fear of retribution?
So, the next time that I wanted to cancel an interview I just phoned up the client and told them that I would be coming and didn't tell the agent, I never heard from them again.
tim
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Originally posted by BagpussWhy do birds suddenly appear, everytime that you're near?
Just like me they long to be close to you
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It's all about control and those worst at their job think aggression will put them in a stronger position. The more intelligence/cunning ones use plenty of bs to sweet talk you round. Like any sales approach, if it's not something you want just say no and walk away. Something else always turns up.
Agents like to think they're more powerful/useful than they are. I get loads of them pestering me mid contract. I fob them all off. I'll approach them if/when I need to which would solely be because I think they have a position I'm interested in.
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Originally posted by Francko....when you turn down an offer? What's the benefit? Do they think that people get intimidated and will accept? Did anyone ever accept a role just because of fear of retribution?
Agents are on bonuses - evey person who turns them down means they're that little it further away from that new car or expensive holiday they're planning, and they're going to have to work (sorry, con) that little bit harder.
It's bound to bring out episodes of aggressive frustration.
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Originally posted by mictechWe should have the right to kill the agent, who cancel a contract the morning you turn up on site and find there is no position.
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Originally posted by Francko....when you turn down an offer? What's the benefit? Do they think that people get intimidated and will accept? Did anyone ever accept a role just because of fear of retribution?
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