Finished from temp job

learning_to_drive

I got a call this evening from my agency's head office saying my company didnt want me back aside from some hours problems that i sorted out there and then and then got a warning i felt that it was over and done with, i resolved to work very hard and completed all my tasks and was dealing with a lot of emails daily. So work cannot be a reason, I am not leaving this unresolved, I will if necessary take legal action because I am not happy at all about the way I was treated, the underhand way in which my issue was dealt with and the element of bullying.

Have been finished from my temp job, I have no idea why, a right load of office politics and stuff, my id card stopped working on weds and i thought i might have been given the boot but i got a visitors pass (you have to give back every night) so obviously everyone knew before me, will be interesting to see what reasons are given when i go to job place on Monday.

Im not upset, im bloody angry because i sorta saw it coming, but i kept my head down and was given a kicking by boss and by agency for leaving early one day, but they have chosen to get rid of me anyway.

Its good that i found out last night, it ruined g/f's bday meal a bit really cos i kept going on about it but at least i have time off to cool down before Monday,

lynzpower

Im not too sure what you mean about trying to get to the bottom of it., temping by its very nature means the employer can let you go without any notice

learning_to_drive

yes, but my contract was until sept / october, i was a long term temp, i know that they can get rid of me at anytime but its the the way that they did it. I kno they can but i have to go to my agency on monday and get some reasons, I was working so so hard and was assured that there were no problem with my work.

ManAtHome

Doesn't need to be a problem with your work - if they need to cut costs, amount of work has dropped off etc, temps will be the first to go.

Also if there is any office politics (and I've never worked in an office without politics...), again the temp is likely to go before the permie.

Afraid it's part of the lifestyle - I've been freelancing for over 25 years, not tempted to take a 'permanent' job again. Has plenty of good bits as well as the bad - hope something else turns up quickly for you.

learning_to_drive

Good call manathome, thanks for that.

I just feel a bit cheated, mainly because i was aware that things were going on that were above my head a bit, I shall see what is said on Monday.

timbellina

Hi; just a note to say that having temped a lot; and then having been in the position of employing temps, and now being self employed; I'd really just take the view that you can't please all of the people all of the time, and move on.

What I can absolutely GUARANTEE, is that if you into the agency on Monday kicking up a fuss, they will immediately "understand" why the client let you go - that is to say, they will jump to the wrong conclusion, and suddenly, they won't be able to find work for you any more.

I can honestly say that all the time I was temping, I virtually never got any warning (official) that the job was coming to an end. Often, I was right in the middle of something I considered vital to the company's future, (once, I was being driven back to the office, writing notes and stuffing them into the drivers pocket so that the following Monday, he could go back to the branch we'd been at, and explain why their half million quid piece of kit wasn't working and how to fix it - see what I mean about vital?) and a bit of office politics would rear it's ugly head, and they'd "get rid of the temp" to save a bit of money, and make the other staff members happier. I always treated them with respect, and it pretty much always paid dividends long-term.

If you're good at what you do; and you can learn from your mistakes (we all make 'em, mate - even me, and I'm the closest thing to the perfect human being I know!) you'll never be short of work; and you'll meet a lot of good people that you'll be friends with, even if it's just in a casual way, for many years to come.

Tim

learning_to_drive

Thanks, some good advice, I dont think kicking off would get anyone anyway, losing your temper shows a lack of professionalism!

Ill just go in and see what reasoning they gave, having spoke to the agency through the week, they were understanding that things perhaps weren't what my company were saying, I was giving a different story to them and it seemed they were making things out to be a lot worse than they were.

Conor_3

Agencies just use people as they see fit. They do nothing for your benefit. They'll be your best friend on the phone then stab you in the back. There's no loyalty and the decent jobs are kept for the golden few.

They make an absolute mint from you but despite this, are so greedy many shirk their responsibilities as an employer in regards to sick pay, tax credits and holiday pay. Tax credit payments were changed back to being paid direct rather than through wages solely because agencies refused to pay it in wages.
Umbrella companies were sold as a tax saving nirvana by the agencies to the poor sops who chose to believe it, little realising that the agencies were only doing it for THEIR own benefit as it saved them having to pay 12.5% Employers NI and the "Self Employed" rate was actually less than the PAYE rate with holiday pay.

I hate agencies and although I use them, I treat them with distrust and the same lack of loyalty that they give me.

melancholly

having been asked to leave a temp job before, i rang the company to let them know what all the piles of paperwork on my desk were to save people time - well that was my excuse. i then asked someone who i knew reasonably well why i'd been fired as it hadn't happened to me before, and i was a little concerned. turns out (or so she said) it was all budget related and i was the easiest expenditure to cut!

as long as the temp agency gets you another job, then you know it can't be too serious - if the company had reported you as a total unemployable nightmare, the agency would have taken you off their books already as a liabilty!! so don't worry too much on that front!

A_N_Otter_2

Conor wrote: »

Agencies just use people as they see fit. They do nothing for your benefit. They'll be your best friend on the phone then stab you in the back. There's no loyalty and the decent jobs are kept for the golden few.

They make an absolute mint from you but despite this .... (truncated )....

I hate agencies and although I use them, I treat them with distrust and the same lack of loyalty that they give me.

I concur

(Disclaimer: Not all agencies are bad). Read on!

I hate 90% of agencies with a passion. They are VERY two faced. To cut a long story short these agencies LOVE to talk about you behind your back. They will be your best friend over the phone, just for the sake of ... MONEY. I had access to a private email between agency workers (it was sent to me by accident, via another email!). They certainly have a cynical view about their temps.....

Agency workers are money-oriented, in the same way that telesales workers are! I have seen recruitment agency job adverts, and many sound like the following:

We are looking for recruitment executives to join our fast-paced, target-oriented agency. You will have previous experience in recruitment or sales. You will also be money-motivated, and eager to progress

Lots of agency workers are trying to use their temps for MONEY. They are not in it for the love of temporary workers. Temps are a commodity to the agency, and nothing else. Temps equate to money. Every employed temp on an "assignment" is an extra step toward their monthly target - they don't give a #### for you! Recruitment agency workers get a nice bonus for every temp that "goes permanent" with a client company. Agencies get the best part of £1000 for every temp that goes permanent. You can be sure that the "temporaries desk" will get a large chunk of that!

They will "bend the truth" in order to sell a job to you. Remember, some of these guys previously worked in sales, and you are nothing more than a potential money-earner for them!

They will sugar-coat even the worst temping job on earth. A dead-end admin job will be, "an excellent opportunity, with great prospects for promotion and OVERTIME". You get suckered into the assignment (that's what agencies call jobs), and find that the job is downright awful, with no prospects whatsoever! Just ask the other admins about "promotion prospects" - they have been there for ten years or more!

Their job ads can be poorly written, with appalling spelling errors that even a ten-year-old would blush at! MASSIVE amounts of information is missing from the adverts. Would you apply for a job based on a half-baked, three-sentence paragraph? I need to know the HOURS, the LOCATION, and a LISTING of the duties involved. I shouldn't have to go to an interview to find this information out! Many agencies fall short of this basic information. I even came across an advert that didn't have a location, even though the client company (Microsoft) had numerous offices throughout the UK! :rolleyes:.

Agencies have too much power. Companies shouldn't rely on them so heavily!