Hi Alma which agency did you work for out of curiosity? I live in the Montreal area.I worked for a couple agencies in the past and I always felt like I wasn't getting paid enough. 60 to the agency, 25 to the driver, tipping the receptionist and after all was said and done I had not much $ left.
One agency I worked for encouraged us to ask for tips. And we would, but I never felt right charging extra for extras when the guy already paid the fee the agency quoted over phone.
Needless to say she shut down her business after some time as she wasn't getting very good reviews.
That was not in Ottawa that was somewhere else.
I went to Montreal in November and worked for an agency because I wanted to see what business was like there. I didn't like how much I got at the end of the call when I had to fork over x amount of dollars to the driver to cover his fee and the agency fee, it put me in a bad mood all the while the driver is taking me to my next call. I did a few calls with the agency and said nope not doing things this way and went back to working as an indy. I understand where you guys are coming from I really do, but I will never work for an agency ever again.
Sorry I missed you.
