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NickFitz replied

4 July 2009, 02:19
Originally posted by Sockpuppet View Post

Er that should say "than" not "that". For some reason I agreed £x price still a healthy increase. Contract comes through and it says £y (which is £50 more).

Kept quiet, signed and returned.

That's the way to do it

The other year I agreed a sum verbally with a client (no agent) and then found that the contract specified a higher sum. Being too honest for my own good, I mentioned it to him in case there'd been a mistake.

He just laughed and said "Yeah, I've found that if you give people more than they ask for, they like working for you."

I later discovered that all of the permies had started on salaries higher than they'd expected compared to the amount they'd pitched for at interview - sometimes quite a bit higher, simply because he thought they were worth more than they themselves did

If Carlsberg made managers...
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Sockpuppet replied

3 July 2009, 22:22
Originally posted by SizeZero View Post

What did you do for him?

Er that should say "than" not "that". For some reason I agreed £x price still a healthy increase. Contract comes through and it says £y (which is £50 more).

Kept quiet, signed and returned.
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SizeZero replied

3 July 2009, 19:55
Originally posted by Sockpuppet View Post

The agent even paid me £50

What did you do for him?
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moorfield replied

3 July 2009, 19:52
Kippers for breakfast.
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NickFitz replied

3 July 2009, 19:48
Nice one SP!
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stingman123 replied

3 July 2009, 19:45
Originally posted by Sockpuppet View Post

As my fat ass is off the bench (well lorry seat). 4 month contract starts monday 40% rate increase on last contract! The agent even paid me £50
More that i asked for.

Takes me upto my year me messing around on bikes quite nicely.

Its green shoots i tells ya. Now i'm off to get wrecked.

PHEW, it was getting hot and sweaty on this particular section of the bench.

Congrats........
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RichardCranium replied

3 July 2009, 18:49
Originally posted by Sockpuppet View Post

As my fat ass is off the bench
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scotspine replied

3 July 2009, 16:44
well done s/p.
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SillyMilly replied

3 July 2009, 16:26
Congratulations!

Hope you're right about the green shoots!
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Sockpuppet replied

3 July 2009, 16:24
Originally posted by voodooflux View Post

Bostin' stuff

Local gig?

My last gig was five miles from my house hard pressed to beat that. This is in the big smoke but they have an office twenty miles from where i live. Guess where i'll be based on fridays.
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voodooflux replied

3 July 2009, 16:16
Bostin' stuff

Local gig?
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Sockpuppet started a topic You can all breathe out....

3 July 2009, 16:15
You can all breathe out....

As my fat ass is off the bench (well lorry seat). 4 month contract starts monday 40% rate increase on last contract! The agent even paid me £50
More that i asked for.

Takes me upto my year me messing around on bikes quite nicely.

Its green shoots i tells ya. Now i'm off to get wrecked.

Last edited by Sockpuppet; 3 July 2009, 16:17.
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