The Vent Part Quatre

[Sprailenes 47]

Its not literal... I'm at work, do you honestly expect me to add drool to the thing too? Sheesh! I'm supposed to be busy here.

[ValerieA 350]

Its not literal... I'm at work, do you honestly expect me to add drool to the thing too? Sheesh! I'm supposed to be busy here.

Yes. And I can tell you are REALLY busy at work!

Unless your job is photoshopping turkey posters for clients. In that case, it is one heck of a coincidence.

[Sprailenes 47]

Anyways that was for rob and OBX... I think I'll call Sam up guys and we're going to be RICH! FILTHY RICH!

[lgg 2]

I am SO gonna go and see this!!! Those mother-bleeping- turkeys!!!

bleeping hate them!!!

Don't be jealous of my mad paint skillz either.... cuz I know you are!!

you okay there, Flames????

Ge the gimp!!!!

[ashenflowers 5]

Does anyone have any experience with getting a job through a placement agency?

My husband is currently going through a placement agency for his job, and was told they're hiring on through the actual company now. Since he's trained, doing a GREAT job (as he's been told by SEVERAL colleagues), and THEY told him to apply for it, I thought that it was just a paperwork formality but apparently not. They've actually posted his job on their website and are accepting applications and interviewing other people off the street. So he's pooled in with all these random stupid ppl who've applied for the job he's doing NOW. The worst part is that the people doing the hiring aren't even the people he works with, who KNOW what a great job he's been doing. They're off somewhere at a different office out of the country! He already had to go through an extensive interview and background check just to get this job in the first place. None of his current HR people warned him that this would be the case either, so he just had a formal interview that he wasn't even prepared for (he thought it was just a casual video conference to discuss things with the other office).

I've never had a job through a placement agency before, and neither has he. Is this process normal? We're both actually really upset by this (hence this being in the vent thread). I still haven't been able to find a job (and still don't have AOS approved, due to their medical issue), so if he becomes unemployed AGAIN, I'm not sure what we'll do at this point....

[Flames9_RN 358]

I am SO gonna go and see this!!! Those mother-bleeping- turkeys!!!

bleeping hate them!!!

you okay there, Flames????

lol, Samual L Jackson, john Travolta--Pulp Fiction!! ya, not sure where i was going,lol

[The_Dude 1,142]

That's hilarious Nev.

[Sprailenes 47]

Does anyone have any experience with getting a job through a placement agency?

My husband is currently going through a placement agency for his job, and was told they're hiring on through the actual company now. Since he's trained, doing a GREAT job (as he's been told by SEVERAL colleagues), and THEY told him to apply for it, I thought that it was just a paperwork formality but apparently not. They've actually posted his job on their website and are accepting applications and interviewing other people off the street. So he's pooled in with all these random stupid ppl who've applied for the job he's doing NOW. The worst part is that the people doing the hiring aren't even the people he works with, who KNOW what a great job he's been doing. They're off somewhere at a different office out of the country! He already had to go through an extensive interview and background check just to get this job in the first place. None of his current HR people warned him that this would be the case either, so he just had a formal interview that he wasn't even prepared for (he thought it was just a casual video conference to discuss things with the other office).

I've never had a job through a placement agency before, and neither has he. Is this process normal? We're both actually really upset by this (hence this being in the vent thread). I still haven't been able to find a job (and still don't have AOS approved, due to their medical issue), so if he becomes unemployed AGAIN, I'm not sure what we'll do at this point....

"Pooled in with all these random stupid people"...

Maybe they're looking for someone with the most experience and they don't want to overlook any options.

Edited July 23, 2010 by Sprailenes

[ashenflowers 5]

"Pooled in with all these random stupid people"...

Maybe they're looking for someone with the most experience and they don't want to overlook any options.

Ya know, I'd maybe buy that if they hadn't already interviewed him when he got the job. The company interviewed him initially as well as the placement agency interviewing him. He GOT the job. He's WORKING the job!! And he's been told repeatedly he's doing awesome at it. So to find someone with the most experience and it NOT be him, is f'ing ridiculous.

[Flames9_RN 358]

I believe in some cases----if that company hires him outright--they know owe that placement company $$$$$$$$. So it may be cheaper for them to just hire someone else!

[lgg 2]

Ha! Okay, I got it now! When I first read it I was like, geez, did poor flames have a stroke or something!

lol, Samual L Jackson, john Travolta--Pulp Fiction!! ya, not sure where i was going,lol

[ashenflowers 5]

I believe in some cases----if that company hires him outright--they know owe that placement company $$$$$$$$. So it may be cheaper for them to just hire someone else!

The company has already hired THREE people from the very same placement agency that he went through. So I know that's not the case either.

[Ontarkie 14,221]

That really does suck, not sure how placement agencies work.

Maybe they have to post the job. I know when I worked in Canada all the positions where advertised internally first and then they posted it for all to apply. The thing was it always went to someone internal.

[ashenflowers 5]

That really does suck, not sure how placement agencies work.

Maybe they have to post the job. I know when I worked in Canada all the positions where advertised internally first and then they posted it for all to apply. The thing was it always went to someone internal.

That's a good point.. I've heard of that happening as well. This one they posted publicly on their website though, before even interviewing him or deciding if he was right for the job, so right off the bat he's in competition with outsiders.

I shouldn't entirely be surprised. The guy he replaced was completely unaware that they were going behind his back to recruit for his position... which I think is why it initially went through a placement agency, but I don't know.

Someone really needs to do something about California's labour laws that allow companies to randomly fire employees without warning or reason.

[Kimbear 53]

well i know the last time i dealt with a placement agency, mind you this was in Canada still, they basically took money off your pay, or your employer did as they had to pay the placement agency for getting you hired. This lasted for a specific period of time. Not sure if that is how it works down here.