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

[rbandrews]

Well, there was definitely some time-wastage going on, but...

Look, the essence of a temp agency is that you work in different places. If you can't GET to those different places, then you are not qualified to work in a temp agency. I really can't believe that you even wasted their time by applying.

Actually, no, I can.

And having a car is very not hard to do. You live in Blacksburg for god's sake. You can get an old junker car, and then the insurance on it would be next to nothing. Go borrow some money and do it like everyone else does. Quit feeling sorry for yourself and grow the hell up, already.