I applied for this job through the temp agency because it was in my field. It was never intended to be a temporary situation-- it was a temp to perm. I new I would be hired permanently from day one. I had the skills and knowledge they were looking for. But the ad I responded to said "up to $55K" . When I asked for that during negotiations they balked and said my position wasn't exactly the one described through the agency and that $45K was as high as "corporate" would go.
Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: what were you doing prior to the temp job? Can you get a different temp job that pays more money? seems that there are always options, especially since this isn't your lifetime career --- In [email protected], "tueschatter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks to all who weighed in! I accepted the position at a salary > level I still can't live on. I guess I just thought at this point in > my life, with a valuable skill set to offer, that I would be able to > bring home a paycheck that covered the basic monthly expenses like > mortgage, utilities, car insurance. I also have a kid in college. > It's not like a live in a two income household. If I did then the > salary I just accepted would certanly be a sweet addition to the > family income. > > Apparently I missed out on a real money making opportunity with > the "DC Madam" It seems her clients especially preferred older women. > > I kid! I kid! I would never do that. > > > http://rawstory.com/news/2007/DC_madam_provides_new_details_of_0504.ht > ml > > > > --- In [email protected], "Gina Ellis" > <gina_ellis@> wrote: > > > > I'm so glad I'm (reasonably comfortably - thanks to husband's > foresight, not > > my own) retired and don't have to deal in today's nasty, brutish > labor > > market. It seems society is ever more polarized into the well- off > (what's > > YOUR problem) and the exploited poor (can't afford to take a day > off...gotta > > work two jobs...) > > > > Even PhDs I know working at universities aren't actual employees, > but > > contract workers - worked very hard for as little $ as the employer > can give > > them. (And they like teaching, and have futile dreams of eventual > tenure, > > and no other job prospects in their fields, and so accommodate the > > employer.) > > > > I used to work for a temp agency because I didn't much care for my > field of > > endeavour (secretarial) and at least I wasn't stuck in the same > place > > forever. At one place they liked me, it was pretty bearable, and > they hired > > me - but didn't chisel me down. As mentioned, the company pays a > lot more > > to the agency than the temp ever sees, so the company is still > getting a > > deal if they give the temp more money as an employee than she was > getting > > from the agency. > > > > Not to gloat, but I've heard American friends taking jobs they > weren't keen > > on, after temping, just for the health plans... We in Canada don't > have to > > worry about that. (We all pay for health thru our taxes, and, > while > > grumbling, manage quite well. Here in what is officially the > poorest county > > in the country [tho I would have thought that someplace in the > Maritimes > > would have claimed that honour] there seems to be no shortage of > boats and > > all-terrain vehicles and such.) (And despite the propaganda about, > shudder, > > socialized medicine, and our own headlines about long waits and > what-not, I > > and mine have always got prompt, excellent service, from cat > scratches to > > palliative care...) > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Don't waste time standing in line—try shopping online. Visit > Sympatico / MSN > > Shopping today! http://shopping.sympatico.msn.ca > > > --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.
