Picture this: Its 2011, I was previously laid off from my last company due to a buy-out, yet I had just enough unemployment funds to keep me comfortable. Being the honest person that I am, I forfeited my U.I. benefits to become a productive member of society once again (regret). The new girl who had just started at R.H. Bethesda by the initials S.B., was eager to fill a position (didn't find this out til a year later when she popped up unexpectedly to my work-site).
S.B. found me a position working for a small media company billed as an Accounts Receivable Clerk. When I got to the job site, I quickly learned that the job was really for a Receptionist which I abhor because my skills lie mainly in number crunching and filing. Not only did the job site expect me to be their Receptionist, I also had to be their Mail Clerk, Stock Clerk and Data Entry Clerk. The on-site boss felt guilty so she had me take on Inventory Clerk projects.
The worse part is I was compensated a whopping $9.00 an hour while they charged the company $23 an hour; THEE LOWEST and INSULTING salary I have ever been offered. Nevermind my much higher salary history of $18/hr as a full cycle Accounts Payable Specialist.
I lost my home in lovely Brookland that year and was force to downgrade to a roach palace in a dangerous neighborhood. I also had to take on a quick blue collar position, (something I hadn't done since my teen years) to make ends meet. After they got wind of my 2nd job, they threatened to fire me, saying that 2 jobs wouldn't be easy to handle. HA! I begged for a 1-2 dollar raise, they didn't budge nor care. I was also being harassed by an on-site employee, they didn't care, in fact they made me out to be the trouble maker and I was put on their watch list. Nevermind that I'm introverted personality with zero drama in my life. Society encourages boorish behavior so I was on the losing end.
As far as their CLE and Tuition Reimbursement, they gave me the runaround even after faxing and emailing them my college enrollment papers twice.
The point is Robert Half recruiters DO NOT LISTEN to a client's needs, they will place you anywhere if it means getting their commission. They will constantly call you while you're working and unexpectedly pop up without warning. Their greed is a huge turnoff. No other agency has done that. They all have greasy used car salesmen personalities.
The reason I am writing this review 2 years later is:
A.) The company I worked for was bought out in late 2012 and I was laid off. R.H knew about it and they promised that they would find me another position well-before the actual changes had occurred. Of course I searched on my own but turned up empty. Turns out they lied about that too. Never heard from this office again.
B.) Because I accepted this position at a low salary, I now have a hard time getting prospective employers to NOT pay me below poverty wages that R.H. paid me.
C.) I had since found a good government job but due to the shutdown, I was laid off once again. The unemployment I receive is based off of what I made with RH because of the benefit year. You try surviving in Washington D.C. on $8-9 an hour which translates into $90 a week for DC Unemployment.
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