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Cynthetiq · 05-14-2003, 05:00 AM

Temps are a necessary evil. There are whole companies that provide it as a service, and some of those companies have temps that are full time employees of the temp company. I know because I was one. I had full benefits after my first 120 hours of service. There are some temp companies that have you come into their office at 8:30am and wait untiil 11:00am and you get paid a full day, just to be at the ready in case someone needs a temp.

I was an executive assistant temp, hired only for SVP and above positions. Places where not just any temp can fit the bill. I tried this to get my foot in the door, but it did not do anything but get me some networking for consultant stuff setting up networks for their homes. So I did benefit from it.

As a hiring manager, temps are somtimes needed for workload issues. It takes too long to go through the process of job position proposal to HR, signing off from management, then the hiring process. This could take weeks if not months. A Temp company has already done that I can pick up the phone and have a quallified person come here within 20 mintues.

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Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	Temps are a necessary evil. There are whole companies that provide it as a service, and some of those companies have temps that are full time employees of the temp company. I know because I was one. I had full benefits after my first 120 hours of service. There are some temp companies that have you come into their office at 8:30am and wait untiil 11:00am and you get paid a full day, just to be at the ready in case someone needs a temp. I was an executive assistant temp, hired only for SVP and above positions. Places where not just any temp can fit the bill. I tried this to get my foot in the door, but it did not do anything but get me some networking for consultant stuff setting up networks for their homes. So I did benefit from it. As a hiring manager, temps are somtimes needed for workload issues. It takes too long to go through the process of job position proposal to HR, signing off from management, then the hiring process. This could take weeks if not months. A Temp company has already done that I can pick up the phone and have a quallified person come here within 20 mintues. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION! Last edited by Cynthetiq; 05-14-2003 at 05:03 AM..