I was recruited by a girl named Ahn Thu, at first she seemed to be very sweet and professional. I appreciated her follow up with me in regards to a position she thought was a great fit for me. However, I spent over 10 hours in interviews with this specific company and several online tests I did from home over a span of THREE weeks. She did keep in touch and followed up throughout this dreadfully long process though, and I appreciated it tremendously. I had a current job with job security at the time but it was only 28 hours a week, so when spoke with Ahn Thu, I was VERY clear that I needed FULL TIME at 40 hours a week in order to quit the job I already had. Not only was I specific and clear about it, I reiterated it to her MANY times. She repeatedly assured me that this was a full time, 40 hour per week position she was trying to place me with and that it was also direct hire. When she told me me I got the position she seemed just as excited as I was and I thought that was nice. So I quit the job I had and thought things would be great as I believed all of the things that she said and promised me about this position. Then I start the position and her perky, sweet demeanor changed and she wasn't as friendly or sweet anymore. She mentioned that I needed to be flexibly as the schedule changes every two weeks and that I would be working some Saturdays but she assured me it was still full time. So then I get my schedule for the first two weeks...it was BARELY 30 hours!! I mentioned it to her and she stated that it was because I was training and had to be scheduled when the person training me was scheduled...this was NOT mentioned before I accepted the position!! Not once!! So I asked the lady whom was training me how many hours she got per week, keep in mind that she's been there for two years, and she said she only gets about 35-37 per week. Then I find out from another person whom went through PrideStaff with Ahn Thu, that they were also promised 40 hours a week and was told they would be hired direct after 3 months...5 months later they were still not hired direct and still not getting the 40 hours as promised by Ahn Thu. I was also informed that when you go to mandatory office meetings they cut your hotly pay rate down to $10 and hour! (VERY ILLEGAL) Obviously I was very disappointed and feel like Ahn Thu had been lying to me this whole time just so she could place me and get her commission. Then not only was I not getting the 40 hours a week as promised, they started cutting my hours and said it was due to over scheduling people to come to work that day, or that they didn't have enough patients scheduled to need me. I informed Ahn Thu that this was not what I was promised and all she could say was "It sounds like you're not happy with that", um, NO KIDDING!! She also tried telling me that 30 hours a week is full time, I then informed her that she was incorrect and that full time is 32 or more hours per week and that I was VERY specific that I needed 40 hours a week and NO LESS. I quit the job I already had ONLY because I needed more hours. Had I been told the TRUTH I would never have quit my current job and I could've kept looking for something that actually was 40 hours per week like I wanted in the first place. Ahn Thu's attitude became extremely unprofessional and nothing like it was previous to placing me in this position. Also, when I got my first paycheck PrideStaff shorted me a dollar an hour for the hours I worked, she said she'd fix it and that was last week, I still have not yet seen the money that they owe me after shorting me. I then went to work on Thursday and after two hours was told there was too many people working that day and not to take it personal, "it is just the nature of the business", and that they would have the agency call me if they needed me to come back on Friday as they may have too many people working that day as well. I hurt my shoulder and got a doctors note for Friday and informed them I would not be in but that it should work out as they stated they didn't need me to anyways. Then I get a call from Ahn Thu and she stated that my services at the dental office were no longer needed. By the California Labor law, when terminated they have to pay you your last check IMMEDIATELY!! I informed her via text and email of that today and she will not get back to me. My advice to to all the job seekers is that if you do go through PrideStaff, DON'T go through Ahn Thu, and make SURE to get all of their promises about the position they place you in, in writing! I would certainly NOT recommend anybody to go through this company, nor would I ever go through them again based on my experience with this girl and all of the lies I was told. I am extremely disappointed and have never been treated this way by a so called professional staffing agency before. The name "PrideStaff" is certainly not deserved as long as she is employed there, because there is no pride in lying to people. read more