Reply to: Will there be reprecussions?

[Fleetwood]

Saw this on cc.net a few months ago...

Q : What do you call a German recruitment consultant?
A : Herr Gel

Je vais chercher mon manteau....

[EternalOptimist]

Oh do come on, everyone knows an agent would sell their own mother, twice, if they could get away with it.

cue agent joke

An agent is in a bar drowning his sorrows because he just cant quite manage to close a deal. A big puff of smoke and the devil appears,
'I will get that deal for you but I want your soul, your wifes soul, your childrens souls, and all their children for seven generations'

ok but whats the catch says the agent




boom boom


I'll get me coat

[threaded]

Oh do come on, everyone knows an agent would sell their own mother, twice, if they could get away with it.

[Churchill]

Gosh, I like so had that happen to me many years ago. It is one of the vast range of reasons I just do not use agents any longer.

That and the fact that they wouldn't touch you with a barge-pole.

[BillHicksRIP]

And don't sign up to forums with your real name. Never mind airing your dirty laundry in public, your agent probably reads this forum.

[sasguru]

There should be repercussions for your spelling

[milanbenes]

too simple for this bloke !

Milan.

[Mustang]

Why not send an email to the client, 'cc' your agent and then everyone knows your intentions and noone can claim they didn't know!!

Too simple to work?

[threaded]

Good point Milan, I took on handling the client and then one day wondered WTF was this agent actually doing for the money. Since have never bothered with them ever again.

[milanbenes]

wouldn't it simply be easier to communicate in a closer way with the Client and tell them politely your plans and availability, then advise the agent that you have spoken to the Client explained your plans and availability and all is agreed ?

call me old fashioned

Milan.

[threaded]

You've told the agent you're not extending but the agent is not telling the client because he doesn't want to look bad. I guarantee you that when you leave, the agent will cosy up to the client and pretend that he knew nothing about it and you had told him you were going to extend.

Gosh, I like so had that happen to me many years ago. It is one of the vast range of reasons I just do not use agents any longer.

[Dundeegeorge]

No, the agent expects you to do his work

Thanks for your replies peeps.

I don't like leaving 'bad tastes' either, hence my initial concern.

My agent is aware (has been for a couple of weeks) but I don't think he want's to take anything as definate until I get to speak to the client. I think he reckons the client will persuade me to stay on - not likely - LOL.

Cheers

Dar

You've told the agent you're not extending but the agent is not telling the client because he doesn't want to look bad. I guarantee you that when you leave, the agent will cosy up to the client and pretend that he knew nothing about it and you had told him you were going to extend.

[milanbenes]

Dazzer,

'This was a little presumptuous and no-one at the client site spoke to me about this',

how presumptuous of them, who the feck do they think they are ?

Go and tell them where to stick their stoopid extension and not to be so presumptuous as to imagine that a mere Client can simply extend a contract without consulting you

Milan.

[darrenwoodall]

Thanks....

Thanks for your replies peeps.

I don't like leaving 'bad tastes' either, hence my initial concern.

My agent is aware (has been for a couple of weeks) but I don't think he want's to take anything as definate until I get to speak to the client. I think he reckons the client will persuade me to stay on - not likely - LOL.

Cheers

Dar

[cojak]

You are absolutely right - the end of the contract means the end of the contract. However Do not turn up after that date otherwise it will be read that you have 'accepted' the extension; you'll find yourself in a tricky situation.

The end-client is acting in a complacent and arrogant manner, you however have acted professionally.

They may get upset (and mention 'blacklists') when they realise that you mean what you've said but don't worry about it - there's more work out there and no-one will take any notice of these guys...

(Bovvered's right tho - you need to let the agent know of your intention, that's proper professional... )