THIS People/Ready location, and specifically DIANE and the Manager were misleading and unfair dispatching me to a job yesterday morning and then REFUSING TO PAY ME once the client cancelled WHILE I WAS THERE AT THE LOCATION! During Covid-19,nthe narcissistic traits of these 2 individuals is HIGHLY EVIDENT AND IN AFFECT. STAY AWAY FROM THIS LOCATION. AT ALL COSTS! I travelled all the way from Bay Point to the assignment in Richmond on public transportation. Initially, the job I accepted started at 9AM. I received a call shortly thereafter telling me the start time would be an hour earlier at 8AM and could I make it? My Navigation indicated an 8:15A arrival and was told after they called the client that this would be okay.
While enroute to the location on BART, I rechecked my time, which now indicated an 8:19A arrival instead. I called the San Pablo/Richmond location to inform them of the additional 4 minutes. Diane picked up the phone and says that Shani should have emailed me special instructions from the client on how to enter the facility, because the address given to me was NOT THE CORRECT ENTRY LOCATION for this job! She said she would email these instructions right away and that I was to follow her instructions on which bus to take to enter the facility.
Well, the woman gives me a bus to take that wasn't even departing Richmond BART to the job until 8:52A! REALLY DIANE??????????????????????
Since I wanted to stay within the time frame of 8:15A, I decided not walk the 1.2 miles and arrive asap. I called the number in the directions emailed twice and left a message. No call back so I kept walking. The instructions said to look for Canal St. off Ohio, and walk left. What they didn't tell me is that there was NO CANAL ST. SIGN visible! So I spent 10-15 minutes attemoti g to find the entrance to no avail. It's not looking promising. By now it's 8:45 and I see Diane has texted me to forget it, the client has cancelled because I was not there by 9A. I CERTAINLY WAS THERE attempting to get in with no one calling me back to assist with this complicated scenario!
FINALLY I SPEAK TO DIANE AT 8:50A AND SHE SAYS DO NOT PROCEED. I asked her would I be paid the standard 2 hour show up rate for this debacle and she tells me she will have to speak to the Manager when he arrives to see what she can do for me. (That turns out to be TOTAL B.S.)! She never had ANY INTENTION OF getting me any compensation for the situation. They cancelled my job on the app, bit I received NO CALL from Diane. When I finally do call the San Pablo/Richmond People Ready Office back around 2P she just says "YOU WERE THERE AFTER 9A, SO YOU WILL NOT BE PAID ANYTHING."
WOW. She actually says she was helping me get there on time and at the right entrance blocatio , when in ACTUALITY, she HINDERED ME, AND THEN COVERED HERSELF in the process!
Don't be so desperate for work that you ALLOW anyone to treat you with this type of disrespect...EVER. ALL I would have received for the 2 hours was $31.00. It was something for all my effort, and they wouldn't even do that.
STAY AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE AND FIND A BETTER AGENCY.
Fortunately, I had applied for another job on JOBBLE and got it! It's 40 hours in The City @ $17.00/hour. I received nthe text that I was hired by 5:55A yesterday morning, while enroute to the People ready job. JOBBLE is a much better source for YOU! GOOD LUCK & STAY SAFE, as they say.
All The Best,
~Ace read more