[fecak]

If your bill rate (paid by the company to me as your agent) is 100/hr, and you give me 10% (10/hr), your pay rate is now 90/hr. If I get 'us' a 20% increase, I'm now billing you at $120 - of that I'm taking 10% ($12), leaving you with $108. You just went from 90 to 108 (20% raise). Not sure where the net 8% is from that you mention.

Some might turn up noses if you say 'talk to my agent', because it is a new concept. That is expected. Change is hard.

Regarding the 'Jewish thing' again - let's just put that whole line of thinking to bed at this point, I think you may be digging the hole a bit deeper. I'm not sure that you've offended anyone just yet, but you may be on your way.

[rglullis]

The 8% come from the fact that I don't need you to negotiate the base pay. I was going from $100 without you to $108 with you.

[fecak]

Oh. Nice job and congrats on the raise. I think that the recruiter's rate (margin) in that scenario should stay static.