Client reduced pay rate on 3rd day of joining as a IT contractor [closed]

Question

I am an international student, faced a very rough job search days and finally got placed as a Developer.

Three companies involved here: A, B and C.

A interviewed and selected me but asked to come through B, who in-turn asked me to come through C. I am a full-time employee of C now, working at A's location.

The only document I signed till date is the offer letter from 'C'. I was offered $50/hour at first but on 3rd day of joining I receive this one-liner email from company B saying "Have received billing rate concerns. Will let you know". Company 'C' comments as : "We are still not aware of new rate but it might go down to $35/hr. Either have a job with lower rate or no job at all."

I did share my offer letter with A's supervisor before joining. Could this be the reason for my sudden payrate change ?

Should I raise a concern? How and to whom should I raise concern to ?

I don't want to get into bad talks in the start of my career!

P.S.: A and B both are major employers, like in the IV league of IT companies.

Answer 1

I have to skip most of your questions, as the answers would be primarily fortune-telling.

That's what they would have done if it wasn't an urgent hiring, right ?

No. There is no such thing as a hiring process that prevents hiring in urgent cases.

If someone needs to be hired, this can be accomplished in a few days, no matter how the normal hiring process looks like. If someone tells you that you cannot work for them, but for some other company that works for them, it means that the scope of your intended work is very limited at the moment, likely to a single project that is running late.

This is a temporary agency worker situation, where you will be kept by company C for as long as they can lend to you another company and fire you if the prospects are not good. As you were only hired because you could be lent immediately to another company, there is a fair chance they will fire you immediately again, instead of looking for other companies who might want you.

How and to whom should I approach for answer?

You should direct questions regarding your salary to company C, questions regarding a permanent position at company A to someone at company A.