What the heck dont you understand.................????

[YY1]

Our IT department (where I'm a project manager) can get really busy if we have big projects.

Sometimes we hire temps to help out.

A few years ago, we asked to be approved to hire a temp, as we were in desperate need of moderately skilled help, and got the approval.

During the interview process we stressed that we needed someone that could start immediately and that work would be fast paced and could involve some overtime.

We hired a girl that claimed to have help desk experience and claimed to be excited about starting.

One day into the job, she informs us that she is pregnant, can't come in for the rest of the week, and requests "leave".

??? a temp ???

Unfortunately, since we filled the requested position, we couldn't ask for another, and were stuck without help during a critical time.

Apparently this person just wanted to "get a foot in the door".

We couldn't wait until her probation period was over, to give her the bad news.

Did she really think she was making a good impression on us by screwing us like that?

 

[John L]

About 30 years ago I was working for a commercial painting company, we had 16 employees.We won a bid for the painting of the local Police Dept. All the work was done at night and one of the guys was good friends with the night desk Sgt. As a kicker we had him run all of the guys backgrounds with the provision it was just for kicks (no reprisals). Man you should have heard that old dot matrix printer go. Long story short, out of 16 guys 2 of us had valid drivers licenses and no wants or warrants. So sad even then.

 

[99ss]

Bud is right. There are basically two types of people out of work or under employed. The slackers who never really wanted to work, and the people that had good jobs (and were probably doing a good job) and got axed through no fault of their own. A lot of the good middle class manufacturing jobs have left the country for cheap (or slave) labor in China, India, or wherever the labor is cheapest. I don't see those jobs coming back anytime soon. Until Americans demand better products and services and are willing to pay a little extra for higher quality I fear that we are going to continue going down the Wal Mart toilet. JMHO. Now my rant's over.

I have to agree with this ... That's how my job was gone only it was outsourced to India for 1/10 of what they were paying me

 

[Adam Nathan]

I've got a clean driving record. How do I apply for the position. Might take me a while to get into work each morning though.

 

[Budnicks]

About 30 years ago I was working for a commercial painting company, we had 16 employees.We won a bid for the painting of the local Police Dept. All the work was done at night and one of the guys was good friends with the night desk Sgt. As a kicker we had him run all of the guys backgrounds with the provision it was just for kicks (no reprisals). Man you should have heard that old dot matrix printer go. Long story short, out of 16 guys 2 of us had valid drivers licenses and no wants or warrants. So sad even then.

Now that's too funny...

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hey, good for you! maybe there is still a small pocket or two in this country where people have removed their heads from their anus to see daylight! I've been in business 30years and have watched it going downhill for a long time.

Although his 1 example of the problem here isn't the A-typical example, there are exceptions to the rule of course, glad he was able to get good help & by the way the Northern Calif. SF Bay Area is still just as F-ed up, as it has been for years now & probably one of the worst cities or areas is SF & Oakland... Sorry Pabster, but I call as I see em'...

 

[ZR9B]

So the one guy I interviewed says I can start tonight but have no tools, but I promise I will first pay check...this was 9am....after the next guy that had no clue but has tools...(rich little punk)..I take the first guy...10:15 we call him to start at 4pm...3:30 we get a call ...I cant start tonight I have to go to my old job and get my tool box...Ill start monday...and I will need $2 an hour more.....WHAT THE HELL!!!! next.....