On 8/2/2016 1:27 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 8/1/2016 10:46 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 8/1/2016 10:10 PM, notbob wrote:
>>> On 2016-08-02, jmcquown > wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's a good way to weed people out.
>>>
>>> You ppl know zip about temp comapanies. Some ppl preferred to work as
>>> temps. More $$$$.
>>>
>>> nb
>>>
>> I disagree. Having worked where we hired people from temp agencies,
>> bouncing around from job to job was not their goal in life. They wanted
>> jobs with benefits. They weren't racking up money working six week
>> assignments.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Both are correct. Temp work can often lead to a good career. There are
> people that just want to work a couple of weeks here and there to make a
> few bucks.
>
> True story. After a month the boss asked a new hire, "looks like you
> are only working four days a week. Why?"
> Reply: "I don't make enough to get by on three days."
>
>
LOL I believe you, Ed. A company I worked for hired a programmer on a
temp-to-permanent basis. It would have turned into a full time job with
excellent benefits after 90 days. The company paid to send him for
additional training in Progress RDBMS. He took full advantage of that
training and immediately found a job with another company. They stopped
hiring on a temp-to-perm basis after being burned a couple of times like
that.

Jill