I initially signed up for a position I saw online, I receive a call from a woman named Peggy, telling me how interested she was in my resume/application and she wanted to set up a time to meet and fill out paper work. She told me of a job at Bay Alarm that she thought I would be perfect for. This was all good for me because I was seeking a better paying position and wanted to leave the place I was at the time. She told me she wanted me to just come in for a "face to face" then she would forward my application and resume to Bay Alarm to set up an interview. I'm thinking, it's that easy? I was obviously beyond excited.
, I was told my appointment would start at 1:30, but to please come 15 minutes early to fill out some papers. I'm waiting, the receptionist (who was amazing) keeps assuring me that they will be out of their meeting soon, 40 minutes pass , thankfully the receptionist interrupts the "meeting" to let the staff know there is a room full of people waiting to meet with their assigned staffing agent. As we're waiting, a guy asked me what type of job I was interviewing for., I was discreet and didn't tell him to much, however he did tell me he was applying for a job with Bay Alarm and he was coming in to fill out paperwork, in my head I'm like oh, ok they are hiring a whole bunch of people for this call center, so we talked a little more then finally, they start calling people into offices to get the interviews going.
I was greeted by Peggy, who was nice. HOWEVER once she saw I was pregnant (6 1/2 months) she kinda rushed through the interview and no longer had that perk in her voice when speaking to me. She then proceeds to tell me they are no longer hiring for the position that she had mentioned on the phone (which I might add, was only a week prior to our interview) and if anything comes up she'll let me know. I left the interview upset, 1. because I knew they WERE hiring for the job but would not proceed further because I was pregnant. Isn't this some form of discrimination? 2. Because she pretty much wasted my time on an "interview" for a job they were no longer hiring for? What!?
I had my son prematurely, once I was discharged and feeling better from the birth, I contacted Peggy and let her know I had my son two weeks prior and was ready to go back to work, ALL OF A SUDDEN, they are hiring for the Bay Alarm position again. I ended up emailing Peggy at 4am the day of my interview to let her know I had to take my son to the ER And I would have to reschedule if possible. She got a pissy attitude with me when she called after receiving the email, telling me they were unable to help me seek employment because I made them "look bad" by not coming to the interview.
Peggy, you make YOURSELF look bad by discriminating against a pregnant woman seeking employment and also, by being a terrible liar and lying to my face about not hiring anymore when about 12 other people in the room with me were all trying to get hired for the same call center. Isn't there something ETHICALLY WRONG WITH THE SITUATIION? I meet with you almost 7 months pregnant, I let you know I am trying to seek a better paying position (to support my kids!) I call you TWO weeks after giving birth to inform you I am ready to hit the ground running and work, as a "staffing agent" do you not see the determination there?
I'm currently in contact with a lawyer to try and resolve the matter,
I think AeroTek is misleading, unprofessional, and worse of all discriminating
Oh yeah, and I also applied for a medical records clerk position through The Oakland office, I heard they were hiring for this position through some old coworkers I worked with through the county hospital, the guy I spoke with sounded interested, however he had to contact my staffing agent in San Ramon to make sure it was "okay" for him to work with me... Never heard back from him.. Thanks for that, Peggy.. read more