Comments on: Portland Computer Consultant Speaks to OCCA

By: Scott Hendison

Scott Hendison — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:16:05 +0000

That seems like awful shortsighted thinking on their part… hard to believe!

Overall, my experience with agencies has been poor, and prefer facing the end client for responsibility and satisfaction.

By: steve lang

steve lang — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:04:49 +0000

Yes you understood, that is what I was thinking, that it would come out of the agency’s pocket, and the client wouldn’t be charged. Thus their incentive to get me out of there after 1486.5 hours so the agency didn’t have to pay the bonus.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:37:44 +0000

I’m a little unclear –

Agency offers bonus of one week pay to who, the consultant?

If the agency is offering a bonus then it comes out of the agency’s pocket, and I doubt they DIRECTLY pass along the charge as a “consultant bonus” to the client.

However, agencies typically will charge the client however and wherever they can, and after 1500 hours of your time anyway, they can afford to pay a weeks bonus!

If I misunderstood, please let me know…

By: steve lang

steve lang — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:12:40 +0000

Question on consulting agencies. Agency offers bonus of one week pay after 1500 hours. Does this come out of the agency’s pocket or do they charge the client where you are working for it??
What is typical for this type of thing??