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Well there is no excuse for a company "forgetting" about a worker, and how long they've been there. That reflects poorly on them.
The more I read this forum, the more glad I work in Australia, where workers have actual rights
Actually, I don't know anyone in REAL LIFE who would give up their personal rights so easily as I do when reading the internet.
I mean people are giving up:
- tax returns to "prove" what exactly?
- facebook, twitter, etc., passwords for "what" purpose?
- credit checks for positions that don't deal with money. Why?
I have no doubt that many of these same obedient robots would sign away their first born child or give the employer the deed to their home if it meant getting a job. Absolutely freaking pathetic.
Actually, I don't know anyone in REAL LIFE who would give up their personal rights so easily as I do when reading the internet.
I mean people are giving up:
- tax returns to "prove" what exactly?
- facebook, twitter, etc., passwords for "what" purpose?
- credit checks for positions that don't deal with money. Why?
I have no doubt that many of these same obedient robots would sign away their first born child or give the employer the deed to their home if it meant getting a job. Absolutely freaking pathetic.
So true!! As long as there's plenty of "Good Little Soldiers" out there ready to give all to The Corporation, they will be getting away with this nonsense.
I swear if The Corporation told them to keep their jobs they'd have to give an arm and a leg, these folks would not hesitate to reach for the nearest hacksaw
You never know what's going on behind the scenes or above you. You have a job. You'd be more secure if it were permanent (I know the feeling, me too). There are funding issues involved. There may be an upcoming retirement that's taking longer than they anticipated. Never hurts to politely ask your immediate supervisor... Hope it happens for you but for now, get all the training you can and do your best!
Thanks for all your input. I do know the boss from my previous company and he was the one who had them bring me on. All permanent employees start out as temp to hire at this place, like a lot of companies have done for a long time. The agency is an in-house agency, they only bring in people through this agency.
I would start to press them to hire you full time, the longer your a temp the less likely they will bring you on as full time. Even if you do get fired / lay-off / quit instead of getting hired full time, at least you gave it your best shot. Talking to the temp agency is a waste of time, they are not interested in you getting a full time job with benefits, they are interested in collecting there contract fee for as long as possible. If you quit, they will just hire someone else to replace you, your expendable to them.
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Originally Posted by fisheye
By the way, I'm curious, does anybody know how much these temp agencies get paid? I presume that they are working on 5% or 10% of our salary - but I don't know.
A lot. For a Piece of Crap staffing company I worked for, I saw the proposal (but not the signed contract) for work in the client companies internal website. They were getting $50 an hour ($75 overtime rate) for Support Techs and paying them as little as $16 an hour. That's a hell of a markup, especially considering they didn't offer any benefits to there contractors, not even paid sick/vacation/holidays days off. That's a 300% mark up!
I worked for a government contracting firm and a friend who worked in the main office told me the markup was about 30% after the contracting firm paid salary and benefits. The bill rate was around $100 a hour, but I don't know the exact figure.
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I was answering her question, not making statistics. Sometimes companies just forget, especially if it is a corporation.
LOL
A company does not "forget". They (should) have someone going over their budget at regular intervals. The fact remains that temp agencies are not the same as they were pre Great Recession. Companies will do anything to get out of paying benefits now.
A company does not "forget". They (should) have someone going over their budget at regular intervals. The fact remains that temp agencies are not the same as they were pre Great Recession. Companies will do anything to get out of paying benefits now.
But those temp agencies can be a life saver when that UC runs out so I won't say they are a 100% bad
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