Brook Street - Lowering Standards

[WageSlave]

Just got a call from a temp agency. Told him my hourly expectation. He got off the phone pretty quick.

Why yes, I'd love to do some data entry for £6 p/h. When can I start???

[Joe Black]

"Better watch out Joe , perhaps Brussels aint big enough for the both of us."

Alfie, I gotta business to run. I gotta kick asses sometimes to make it run right. We have a little argument so what.

I'll make you an offer, half for me, half for you...

[AlfredJPruffock]

I was talking to a charming foreign lady in the bar last night. She works in IT too. What she really liked about the UK was how easy it had been to get a job in IT. I doubt I'd have such ease getting a job in her homeland. Maybe she's on £19 an hour - but I doubt it. That kind-of skews the supply and demand theory, don't you think?

Au contraire my esteemed Hedgehog, you see there are very few attractive charming foreign ladies in the UK IT sector, so shes is short supply and demand is high.

Its a fact of life ,and research has proven that attractive people get better salaries and are less out of work than their unattractive counterparts.

So imagine you are an IT mananer and hiring for a role, do you select the pretty lady or the some dull boring bloke ?

For men especailly taller men tend to secure more management positions, and having a full head of hair counts for senior management positions especially in the USA.

Now ... where did I put me toupee ???

[Denny]

That's what I told them

I've already rung Brook Street to lodge my complaint about their noddy adverts for pro contractor roles paying such ludicrously low rates. They said they were looking into it and that the rates quoted were the minimum they were going to pay. I think they're talking tosh.

Brook Street are a temp agency used to dealing with low grade temps and have no place in advertising on boards designated for professional contractors.

[hedgehog22]

foreign imports

I was talking to a charming foreign lady in the bar last night. She works in IT too. What she really liked about the UK was how easy it had been to get a job in IT. I doubt I'd have such ease getting a job in her homeland. Maybe she's on £19 an hour - but I doubt it. That kind-of skews the supply and demand theory, don't you think?

[AlfredJPruffock]

Ok, lets just call it 'nudging' the market in the direction I want, just like good ol' Al used to do.

By the way its Joe, always has, always will be...otherwise I'll have to have a few friends come round to help you with your spelling...

Better watch out Joe , perhaps Brussels aint big enough for the both of us.

Maximum Respect

[Marcus Aurelius]

One thing you may be missing here is...

An advert is placed on JobSwerve by BS at a "low" rate, no-one applies...

repeat after me...

SKILLS SHORTAGE!!!

[Joe Black]

Ok, lets just call it 'nudging' the market in the direction I want, just like good ol' Al used to do.

By the way its Joe, always has, always will be...otherwise I'll have to have a few friends come round to help you with your spelling...

[AlfredJPruffock]

If thats your idea of how the markets meant to work then its not the one I know.

I reckon we should start bumping off some of these people to get the market back to how it really should be.

Well Jo in fact you have just confrimed my market theory , as I said its all supply and demand, if as you advocate, you bump off the competition ,then there is less supply so ipso facto you get to charge a premuim.

Al Capone understood this market dynamic very well.

Unitl he was caught nobbled for Tax Evasion.

[Joe Black]

If thats your idea of how the markets meant to work then its not the one I know.

I reckon we should start bumping off some of these people to get the market back to how it really should be.

[AlfredJPruffock]

I have regularly seen 'web' related contracts on jobswerve by BS on behalf of MS. They were looking for a XBox Marketing Manager for the whole of EMEA for £19!

It's all a load of BS on behalf of MS. Wouldn't be surprised if the agent has got PMS!

So sir, did you want fries with that?

You cant buck the Market.

I all boils down to supply and demand, if there are candidates who perhaps have been out of work and are happy to accept that rate to rejoin the labour market then fine.

On the other hand ,if there are insufficent candidates then the rate will have to increase accordingly to attract suitable candidates.

Simple.

[Joe Black]

Hmm, can't say I've ever come across an ad by BS in the IT sector or does operating a cash-till count??

Care to post an example...

[premiere]

I have regularly seen 'web' related contracts on jobswerve by BS on behalf of MS. They were looking for a XBox Marketing Manager for the whole of EMEA for £19!

It's all a load of BS on behalf of MS. Wouldn't be surprised if the agent has got PMS!

So sir, did you want fries with that?

[voron]

Some noddies in government are clearly handing out contract roles to BS, honestly believing that they can get someone with all the skills and experience for £15 p/h. Even on my Burger King rate I laugh at such offers.

Is their meddling likely to spell bad news for contracting, or will it blow away when reality dawns. Whatever the outcome, it's taking the p1ss.