And if things weren't bad enough...

[logomancer]

So I called the temp agency that I sent an application to a bit ago, and they say "Well, we have a position for an evening shift position in C-Burg." I tell them that might be difficult for me to get to, since I have no car/license. And he says, without skipping a beat, "Well, if you don't have a driver's license, this office can't help you." Nobody at that place ever told me that. I wasted a good deal of my time -- an hour spent doing their online application, then another hour or so for their stupid paper application and tests -- for nothing.

It's not like I was expecting this. It's a temp agency, for fuck's sake. These people are supposed to cater to those who have trouble getting a steady job. A driver's license and car requirement seems excessive, given the kind of people who end up in that situation. So now, it's a Catch-22. If I want a temp job, I need a license. In order to get a license (which requires car insurance, gas money, etc.), I need a job.

Things can't get much worse.

Comments

[rattrap.livejournal.com]

I hate to continue whacking a sore nerve here, but pretty much every temp agency is set up that way. By their very nature they may have work for you in Blacksburg this week, Salem next week, and Narrows the week after that. It's very rare that any temp agency job lasts more than a week or two.