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    The cheek of it!

    Just had a call from a pimp at an agency called UK IT.

    I was expecting him to be talking about potential roles for myself, instead he starts telling me he has placed a contractor in Belgium and he was asking me how they could avoid paying full tax and which companies they should use. He then said "You're with ITECs aren't you?" I said "err.. no". I then said how did you get my number and why are you bothering to ask me about some seemingly random topic and he replied "I saw that your working in Luxembourg in your CV on Jobserve".

    Cheeky bar steward.

    I'm thinking this must the them

    http://www.uk-it.co.uk/

    Though he could have used a bogus name. Even if I was using such a scheme with one of these management companies does he think I am going to tell some random stranger I am? What an idiot.

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    The cheek of it 2

    Had a discussion with client the other week re renewal. They tell me, due to market conditions we can't discuss a rate rise. Fair one I say, I'll let it go this time. He also tells me they are renegotiating with their agencies.


    So, a week later agent rings and tells me 'good news, the client wants to renew, although they have asked you to take a 10% rate cut, what do you think?'

    Needless to say, we had a short discussion.

    Pimps, gotta love em...
    Older and ...well, just older!!

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      #3
      Originally posted by jkoder View Post
      Just had a call from a pimp at an agency called UK IT.

      I was expecting him to be talking about potential roles for myself, instead he starts telling me he has placed a contractor in Belgium and he was asking me how they could avoid paying full tax and which companies they should use. He then said "You're with ITECs aren't you?" I said "err.. no". I then said how did you get my number and why are you bothering to ask me about some seemingly random topic and he replied "I saw that your working in Luxembourg in your CV on Jobserve".

      Cheeky bar steward.

      I'm thinking this must the them

      http://www.uk-it.co.uk/

      Though he could have used a bogus name. Even if I was using such a scheme with one of these management companies does he think I am going to tell some random stranger I am? What an idiot.
      It's probably HMRC trawling for tax-dodgers.

      I never put my CV on public web pages.

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        #4
        I had one leave a message on my voicemail saying that he noticed on my linkedin status that I had started a new contract and asked if I would ring him back to tell him where it was.

        I don't think so...............
        "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch." - Orson Welles

        Norrahe's blog

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