Decisions! Ugh!

[novapsyche]

So I get a barrage of messages from my new temp agency. Apparently the company conducting the internal interviews want to interview me this week. In fact, they wanted to interview me at 10:00 a.m. this morning. I called my temp agency back and explained that I wouldn't be available today, but that I could interview tomorrow at 1:30. The company is NSF International, a nonprofit organization I knew nothing about until today (and still know little about).

About fifteen minutes after I got off the phone with the temp agency, my other temp agency called. Yes, the same agency that hasn't contacted me in three weeks. They said there's a leasing agent position available at one of my old worksites. They want to know by this afternoon if I'm interested in the position. I said I'd call them back, as I was stepping out the door.

This is annoying! What a choice. I could do data entry for a reasonable wage at a company, though the company may yet pass me up for another candidate. Or I could go back to my unreliable temp agency for a position for which I know I'm qualified and would start immediately, without the interview process. *sigh* I know I should kick my old agency to the curb. I'm very irritated with them.

I guess I'll try to squeeze a reasonable wage out of the old agency, and if they pass, then I will, too.

Comments

[quility.livejournal.com]

This may sound like it borders on unethical - but I'm sure that temp agencies are used to dealing with it.

I'd consider working for the better wage, accepting the old temp agency job, and still interviewing for the new job. Even if that means only working at the old temp agency job for a day or two if you get the new one.

They are making no committment to keep you around permenantly - why should you turn down an opportunity to get a better shot somewhere else. Of course - don't get caught while you are checking out the new place!

[simianpower.livejournal.com]

I don't really see anything unethical about this. Employers should be shown as much loyalty as they show to their employees, which for a temp agency is practically none. They get paid for YOUR work, so they need you more than you need them, and they STILL don't treat people very well. This is a time for the pirate maxim: "Take all you can. Give nothing back!" :)

[rikhei.livejournal.com]

That seems a reasonable plan! This is better than getting no response from any temp agency, at least. :)