Reply to: Wine Dine 69 Me

[Francko]

I went out for lunch with my present one and I ended up paying.

At least he didn't try bullsh1tting you that he forgot the credit card. Or did he?

[Mr Crosby]

I went out for lunch with my present one and I ended up paying.

[Phoenix]

Don't want more like. I can think of better things to do with my time than listen to coma inducing drivel from an agent.

Who says you have to listen to them?
I thought we wanted food and ale?

[NoddY]

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If you don't ask you don't get

Don't want more like. I can think of better things to do with my time than listen to coma inducing drivel from an agent.

[jason986]

It could be that I've never worked in the same town/city as the agent.

Next contract is London so maybe maybe......

[DimPrawn]

How can agents afford to buy contractors drinks?

My agent tells me the margin is only 0.03% and so they have to consider every penny?

Strange how he drives a Ferrari tho........

[Phoenix]

Don't wait for them to ask you........Tell them to discuss over a meal and you expect that as the Agent they will pay.....always works for me.
If you don't ask you don't get

[Francko]

How many of you get wined and dined by the agent (69 not compulsory)?

In the last 8 years of contracting I've only ever been taken out once by the agent (Square One) for a drink and a Big Mac!

Is it just me???

It was an agent of one of the big ones. It was him and us, two contractors. When the bill came he finally realised that he.... ops... accidentally forgot the credit card in the other wallet but that next time he will make up for it..... in a couple of weeks he resigned

[Mailman]

The biggest freebies Ive ever received was all expenses paid trip to the Rugby World Cup Semis in Aus, Americas cup finals in Auckland (both these were stink cause we lost!), round of golf with Tiger Woods when he was in NZ, received Ipaq's, laptops and hardware (for testing of course ) amongst other things...but those were all from when I was in a permie position.

Re contracting, well I got invited to an agencies 10th birthday at a private club (wish it was a private lapdance club! ) and it was one of those walk in, be carried out affairs and have had lunch and coffee frequently with my guy at MSB (he was pretty good, one of the VERY few agents Id actually trust).

Mailman

[The Lone Gunman]

Got taken out 3 times by Orion in 1998.

That was the last time.

If I had taken you out once you would have stayed taken out. Orion never was very good as a hitman. I would have used the daimond firing bamboo gun as designed by James T. I wouldnt have wimped out on finishing you off like he had a tendancy to do, I know what you giant alien lizards are like.

[Xenophon]

Got taken out 3 times by Orion in 1998.

That was the last time.

That was because Orion was annoyed after you ate Gemini and Ursa Minor...

[ladymuck]

I've been in my current contract for just under a year and have met up with my agent twice for lunch, when he's popped in to see all contractors on site. Regularly go for lunch with the client, every friday down the pub!

[jason986]

I've been taken out by the client loads of times (and taken the client out myself). But the agents.

[The Lone Gunman]

Its just you.

1st agent sent me a bottle of fizzy and took me out once every six months.
Second one arranged a very special xmas dinner for all his contractors.
third one visited sight every 3 months and stumped up for lunch in the canteen (not over generous).
Last one met me at the airport and drove me to the hotel on my first day and picked up the tab for meals and drinks. He also fronted up for dinner and beers even for the permies while we all watched footie in the pub once.

All in mainland Europe.

Not been with the latest one very long so not sure yet, but expect he will be tight.

[MrsGoof]

Got invited 2 years ago, but couldn't make it.

Current agent keeps talking about it but hey it's just the usual BS