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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by scarface_74 on Friday July 28, 2023 @07:46AM (#36905502)
The company I worked for already had an exclusive contract with the recruiting agency.

We weren’t going to hire contractors outside of that agency.

Heck, my manager asked me did I know someone with the same skillset I had, I had a friend who was looking for work and asked for a rate of $80/hour. They wouldn’t hire them directly. I had to negotiate with the recruiter and my manager until we also settled on paying the agency $120/hour to hire my friend so he could get $80.

No my manager also wasn’t responsible for choosing the agency. That was chosen on higher levels.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by heavenlyblue on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @04:57PM (#36977301)
I think you are completely missing the point where this can be interpreted as they giving you a kickback in order to keep the exclusive contract going
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