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    Computer People

    What are they like to deal with?

    #2
    tulipe
    Me, me, me...

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      #3
      They do not have a good reputation.
      This is all rumour and hearsay as I have never wored with them myself.
      I am not qualified to give the above advice!

      The original point and click interface by
      Smith and Wesson.

      Step back, have a think and adjust my own own attitude from time to time

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        #4
        Got a gig through them once. The agent came across like Del Boy on acid. Pain in the arse with invocing too, since their systems were apalling

        This was a while back, but if you can avoid them, I would.

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          #5
          Did a gig for them back in 08. Invoicing was a doddle as you filled in their online timesheeting system (Right rewards), and they send you the invoice you would have generated, and a remittance advice.
          Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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            #6
            I have to say I find them one of the best agents to deal with. Done about 4 gigs with them and they always phone me pretty soon after a role comes up in my area. Every gig I have went forward for with them I have got so I know when they call it's a genuine gig and they don't piss me about. Invoicing is fairly OK and never had any major problems.

            If I was looking for work I would contact them first off. I like them which I know is not the norm round here.

            However they did pester me for 2 references during my last gig which I know the client was not interested in and they still were at it even when the client had offered me 2 extensions.

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              #7
              Had a chat with them once. Told them that any contract would be with the limited company I work for and not with me personally. They didn't really grok that idea.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Clippy View Post
                What are they like to deal with?
                As a rule avoid any agency with "Computer" in their name. Their reputation was absolutely terrible a few years back.

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                  #9
                  Great, if you want a contract that stiches you up like a permie.
                  They would'nt budge an inch when I used them.
                  'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
                  Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch.

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                    #10
                    I was with them for a gig from 2005 - 2007. They kept out of my way, processed extensions promptly, and always paid on time. OTOH, I was working through a brolly, so I don't know what they're like on IR35 stuff.

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