Agent taking the peepee

[russell]

Just has an agent call, he had a London accent and was talking about a job in banking, which is what I have experience etc, 12 months, close to home etc. I thought, sounds perfect.

Then he asked about rate, and said they were looking at paying 260 a day!!!! In banking I said? He said it was some consultancy. What the feck, yeah Ill give a chunk of my rate to a third party as well as an agent?

[Old Greg]

Just has an agent call, he had a London accent and was talking about a job in banking, which is what I have experience etc, 12 months, close to home etc. I thought, sounds perfect.

Then he asked about rate, and said they were looking at paying 260 a day!!!! In banking I said? He said it was some consultancy. What the feck, yeah Ill give a chunk of my rate to a third party as well as an agent?

The rate probably reflects your unpleasant character.

[russell]

The rate probably reflects your unpleasant character.

Why do you say that?

[Old Greg]

Why do you say that?

Why else would they offer you 260 a day? You need to check the agencies' greylist.

[russell]

Why else would they offer you 260 a day? You need to check the agencies' greylist.

Blocked at work, will look later. I rather thought it was down to a consultancy being in between me and the client as well as the agent, everyone taking a cut. But maybe you are right, will look at getting "How to win friends..." book.

[Pondlife]

Blocked at work, will look later. I rather thought it was down to a consultancy being in between me and the client as well as the agent, everyone taking a cut. But maybe you are right, will look at getting "How to win friends..." book.

Good plan Rus.

There were a couple of chaps that used to post here that ran courses IIRC.

One was named Kandr and the other had lived around the M25 most of his life.

I think they may have been related in some way.

HTH

[Churchill]

Blocked at work, will look later. I rather thought it was down to a consultancy being in between me and the client as well as the agent, everyone taking a cut. But maybe you are right, will look at getting "How to win friends..." book.

I shouldn't bother, I heard that once you're on the "greylist" that's you f*cked - and not in a nice way.

[MarillionFan]

I shouldn't bother, I heard that once you're on the "greylist" that's you f*cked - and not in a nice way.

Jeez. On the greylist. Unlucky OP.

What happened to that Aussie guy who was posting on here last year about finding himself on the list. Did they take him to court in the end?

(Anyone got the link to the thread?)

[Old Greg]

I shouldn't bother, I heard that once you're on the "greylist" that's you f*cked - and not in a nice way.

Except, for £100, I can take anyone's name off using my little 'back door'.

[russell]

I shouldn't bother, I heard that once you're on the "greylist" that's you f*cked - and not in a nice way.

I am sure given I have plenty other roles at decent rates lined up I am not on any list if indeed it even exists.