Hello Donald, My 13 year old daughter uses statements like your opener. My problem, if it is mine, is that I would like a little more honesty instead of the gouging behaviour. In one recent job, I was told there was 6 weeks of work and to quote a rate. I finished the work in 4 days. If I had known that in advance, I would have charged much higher. The agent should know the quantum of work - the contractor usually gets dribbles of info before the quotation is demanded. Very one-sided. If the recruiter gets feedback like mine and chooses not to advertise, aren't we better off without such shonks?? If recruiters learn from such feedback and choose to improve their service, aren't we better off?? Brian. <snip> And your problem is? <snip> If the recruiter gets feedback like this, they will simply stop posting jobs on the list. Donald Halley ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************