I loved this agency because they found me work the same day I went in for an interview.
I'm trying to think of how to say this without offending anyone, but I really think the reason I got work so fast was because I was a little more, hm, classy, than the usual clients. I wore a suit to my interview and came with my resume. Apparently this was not the norm here. They were thrilled I had a resume ready to go, and commented on my attire and how amazing it was. After sitting in the lobby (it was pay day, and many people were passing through to pick up checks on their lunch break), I can see why. I saw people wearing jeans, stained clothing, shorts, trashy skirts, and other office no-no's. I mean, I am sure some jobs have relaxed dress codes, but this was a little much. No one who came in was dressed remotely professional.
Anyway, I got an assignment at a fancy law firm for a few months. The pay was decent, the hours were constant and I had no real complaints. However about 3 weeks into it, another job came up for me, and I had to take it, and cut my stay here short. I know that is not the most professional thing to do, but I had bills to pay and the other job had insurance, paid more and was closer to home.
When I called in to give my very short notice, my agent, Victor was extremely understanding and genuinely happy for me. He was always very friendly when I went into the office, and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend him. However his boss, whose name I cannot recall (Mike? he was a large Italian dude.), was nothing short of an a-hole to me. After I had cleared everything with Victor and gone out with some friends, I got a phone call from this guy. He basically called to harass me about leaving. He wanted to know all the details on my new job, and then tried to pick apart my choice. He was VERY rude about it. Who calls up someone to yell at them after they quit?? This guy, that's who. He wouldn't listen to what I said in response and was just so rude I hung up on him.
The following week I went in to collect my last paycheck (very needed so i could pay rent that weekend). The woman at the front desk could not find it in the box of held checks. She searched around, asked a few people, then said sorry, it must have been mailed by accident. i was quite upset by this and asked her to keep looking around. Somehow she ended up calling the tool who yelled at me the other day, and it turns out he was holding it. So he came out to the front with it, handed it to me and gave me a dirty look. LIke a 5 year old who is sulking! What was the point of that? He really had to give me my check in person just for that? And what if I had just given up and accepted that it had been mailed by mistake? Would he have mailed it or held onto it in anger? It was just so unprofessional, it blew my mind.
After all this, I would still give them 4 stars, on the basis of getting good work so fast and more importantly, the great experience I had working with Victor. read more
