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**BlasterBates** · 25 January 2010, 10:22

...but close to home...

**cojak** · 25 January 2010, 10:27

I wouldn't pay the bus fare to get to it.

If the company goes that cheap for it's recruitment agents, I wouldn't rate it's competency in other areas.

Thank God I haven't got one of their credit cards, that's all I can say...

**Tarquin Farquhar** · 25 January 2010, 10:30

Originally posted by cojak View Post

Rate: £180 P Day
Advertiser: **** *****
Business Type: Company
Contact: **** ****

Needless to say I binned straight after I copied.

If you pay peanuts... (Did I say 'hard-faced'???)

So what is the point at which you say "Sod it, I'm not working for that rate, I'd rather max my credit cards and ultimately be unable to cover the mortgage and so have the family out on the street"?

**cojak** · 25 January 2010, 10:33

Originally posted by Tarquin Farquhar View Post

So what is the point at which you say "Sod it, I'm not working for that rate, I'd rather max my credit cards and ultimately be unable to cover the mortgage and so have the family out on the street"?

When I use up my warchest.

I think I can manage for another 3 months...

**DodgyAgent** · 25 January 2010, 10:36

Originally posted by cojak View Post

I wouldn't pay the bus fare to get to it.

If the company goes that cheap for it's recruitment agents, I wouldn't rate it's competency in other areas.

Thank God I haven't got one of their credit cards, that's all I can say...

It is not always the recruitment agents. I have been asked for a Project manager to work in London for a one year "contract" on a "permanent" rate of £45,000. The truth is that someone will take it and also that person may be pretty good. There are any number of reasonably good PMs out there who have been recently made redundant with nice pay off packages who simply want to work.

It is a buyers market out there.

**cojak** · 25 January 2010, 10:38

BTW - it wasn't actually the day rate I was laughing at (we've all seen too many of that type).

But I think it's indicative...

**EternalOptimist** · 25 January 2010, 10:38

Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post

It is not always the recruitment agents. I have been asked for a Project manager to work in London for a one year "contract" on a "permanent" rate of £45,000. The truth is that someone will take it and also that person may be pretty good. There are any number of reasonably good PMs out there who have been recently made redundant with nice pay off packages who simply want to work.

It is a buyers market out there.

when are you expecting it to move the other way ?

**Scary** · 25 January 2010, 10:46

And I was just looking for something invovlving cards realted products & services.

**NorthWestPerm2Contr** · 25 January 2010, 10:47

Is it me or are technical guys getting paid more than the PM's these days?

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