That happened to me in the reverse

rang em to say I was available for work, no answer for 6 weeks, whilst in that time I'd accepted another and was starting another

Got all this semi agressive spiel about their job being a better opportunity and they thought I wanted them to get me a job

etc etc etc

diddums

Posted By: pants on June 9th 2009 at 17:09:01

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Recruitment agency question (General Chat) - tim berry, Jun 9, 16:59:14
- Send Gillsy round to do them a headbutt in the face. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 9, 17:14:10
  - Best suggestion so far! (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 9, 17:15:24
    - horrible places, though that said, when you're 16 or so (General Chat) - pants, Jun 9, 17:19:55
      - I did that when I were a youngun, got a job with an agency for the hols... (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 9, 17:27:35
- Depends if you are going to use them again or not... (General Chat) - Klobo04, Jun 9, 17:10:17
  - sounds like over time at the supermarket dunnit (General Chat) - pants, Jun 9, 17:15:26
    - The agency im doing work for are terrible for that (General Chat) - Klobo04, Jun 9, 17:18:55
- Just tell them you have a job and that you'll be in touch if you require their services (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 9, 17:06:34
  - square pegs into round holes innit.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 9, 17:10:33
  - haha (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jun 9, 17:07:03
    - he's not joking. I did it before and requested they take me off the books. They (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 17:09:02
- Would mean nothing, you're just a number on a card to them (General Chat) - pants, Jun 9, 17:04:28
- either...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 9, 17:04:01
  - Fuck good feedback to agents; they don't give a shit. (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 9, 17:09:17
    - well the "good feedback" i'm referring to is..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 9, 17:12:18
  - That happened to me in the reverse (General Chat) - pants, Jun 9, 17:09:01
    - that is ridiculous. You are the customer, so (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 9, 17:10:39
      - and... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 9, 17:12:54
  - Would they respond to my rant by... (General Chat) - tim berry, Jun 9, 17:06:45
    - No - you're not employed by them (General Chat) - camcan, Jun 9, 17:33:44
    - No, it's none of their business (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 9, 17:14:12
    - no........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 9, 17:08:45
- Thank them for calling, and ask them to call you back in 6 months. (General Chat) - shoddy, Jun 9, 17:02:00
  - oh, and dont tell them where you work ! ever! (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Jun 9, 17:02:26
    - or any details about it, they're just like sales, they'll try and talk you into leaving (General Chat) - pants, Jun 9, 17:05:48
      - And try and place other people where you're working (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Jun 9, 17:15:08
    - I don't plan to, nor do I plan to tell them which agency I turned to afterwards. (General Chat) - tim berry, Jun 9, 17:04:04
      - They're all the same imo (General Chat) - pants, Jun 9, 17:12:59
- on my behalf tim (General Chat) - Charles21, Jun 9, 17:00:47

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