Just wanted to drop in a note about pay negotiations for labour hire (hourly rate) contracts where the recruiter gets a margin. I have two experiences of note so thought I'd shared.

My last contract- the recruiter says 'great news, the client wants to hire you, but they can only go to X dollars'.

My reply, 'that's great but as we discussed when submitting my application to them, my rate is Y dollars, so I will have to pass'.

Two more rounds of this as they 'consult the client' and are 'amazed' that the 'client can go up to X + 10' then 'X+ 20' and finally, 'amazing news, the client can offer you Y dollars'.…