As part of my business, i do provide temporary part timers for quite a lot of major events, be it big or small company.
Layman term, we call it ‘Agent’.
Yes. Promoter girls hate agents who cut the money. But we have the contact and network. We got jobs and assign to the temps. We deal with demanding clients and protest the temps whenever they have done anything wrong.
Clients love & hate the agent at the same time. They dont have the databases, contacts or any access to the beautiful models/ hardworking promoters out there, but at the same time they want them to work without needing to pay theagent.
So Agent has always been the one who’s been blamed, saying that we do nothing but just ’sit down to receive money’.
Recently i was dealing with a company to give them a few temps for a roadshow. The unprofessionalism ethic in this professional company has brought such a disgrace to them. There’s supposed to be an unsaid/untold rules and regulations between agent and client that, no payment issue should arise between the temps and client as this is dealt by the agent.
Not only that they went to ask my temps the payment, they have constantly calling to disturb me about ‘where did the money go to’. I wasn’t the one who charge them in the invoice for the agreed-payment, in fact, they were the one who gave me the budget to look for temps.
They questioned me about my payment, they interfered into my work with my temps, they indirectly threatened to engage my temps to work under them.
Furthermore, they fired me as an agent for the upcoming show which I’ve actually gotten people and assigned temps to work under them.
In other words, they under-cut me and planning to engage the temps directly.
They want the agent to pay full amount to the temps, but unwillingly to pay management fee to the agent at the same time!
I dont remember stating i do charity for all my work.
I understand temps’ concern is to earn some money. I understand client doesnt like agent to under-cut the money. But without us, where can you get the database? who can you contact to manage the temps? How do you get them to come to your office for briefing?
Do you think you can get them so easily, organised the temps without hassles?
What do you think we people do in order to get the right person for the right job? When we work under pressure within the 24 hours notice given by you, do you think it’s all free?
I’m annoyed. I seriously am. I can actually ignore and not to even bother to go over to explain. As i dont see a long term and positive relationship between me and this client, i’m seriously thinking to terminate the service for this week if i still dont get the P.O (Purchase Order) by tomorrow. I will assign other jobs for the temps to reimburse them for the job which was assigned this week.
To my client who loves reading this blog, thanks for visiting. Please do not use this blog post as a way to do personal attack.
To the girls who still wanna work with me, I thank you for your patience and looking forward to a long-term relationship in this freelance world.
To the friends (boys and girls) who have worked under me, I’m sorry if we have had any misunderstanding. I appreciate those who still call me back and enjoy the work. I seriously take all of you as my friends and not just employer-employee relationship. If you were once under me, i’m 99% sure you are satisfied with the job and the way we work.
God Bless.
With love,
kj