Reply to: lunch with pimp

[Diver]

I believe in cutting out the middle man

Have lunch with the Client. better restaurants, better conversation, and they usually pay.

[Lucy]

I have been on the other side of the "table". Most contractors are great but it is worrying just how poor so many of them are at conversation. They will happily sit through an entire meal and say absolutely nothing. Lunch for agents, believe me, can be hard work.

Take me out DA, we would have loads to talk about.

[Zorba]

Forgot to say that I'm always happy to spill it because if businesses can be well-supplied with contractors by agencies, then they may be more inclined to stick with contractors as a resourcing option instead of ending up with the offshore crowd. My opinion of course.

[Zorba]

I think I'm too generous with the info myself - I get a call from an agent and happily spill the beans. After all, the main point is getting future work, not lunch. However, I've had many promises of lunch or a pint, none of which were ever followed up.

Still, I'm a contractor, I can buy my own pint right?

[DodgyAgent]

Its all fun and games until you call someone an agent! You go to far sir!!!

now you know how I feel

[tay]

And you must be an agent as you seem to have no sarcasm detector.

Its all fun and games until you call someone an agent! You go to far sir!!!

[Cowboy Bob]

You must be a self absorbed misrerable bastard.

And you must be an agent as you seem to have no sarcasm detector.

[tay]

That's because we're not even remotely interested in what you have to say, we're just there for the free food and beer...

You must be a self absorbed misrerable bastard.

[tay]

I always accept lunch invites form agents, free lunch, generally good yarns and I get to quiz them on thngs that I want to know. The price is usually spilling the beans on info they want.. but thats only fair.

MSB have an abosultely gorgeous agent, and she is great lunch companion. Would sell all my referees out to lunch with her

[Cowboy Bob]

I have been on the other side of the "table". Most contractors are great but it is worrying just how poor so many of them are at conversation. They will happily sit through an entire meal and say absolutely nothing. Lunch for agents, believe me, can be hard work.

That's because we're not even remotely interested in what you have to say, we're just there for the free food and beer...

[Old Greg]

That's not what CD thinks

Ah, but he's a Nazi f*ckpig. And he doesn't really think that - he just wants me to shut up.

[DodgyAgent]

It's one long clever patch here.

That's not what CD thinks

[Old Greg]

Going through a "clever patch" today are we OG?

It's one long clever patch here.

[DodgyAgent]

It doesn't matter to me what they do for their money. They link me up with end clients. If contractors have a different way of plying their business, good luck to them.

Going through a "clever patch" today are we OG?

[Old Greg]

It is useful to point out to the "what do they do for their money brigade?" ignorant c*ntractors that just like them we do not do anything for free.

It doesn't matter to me what they do for their money. They link me up with end clients. If contractors have a different way of plying their business, good luck to them.