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[saffron]

OMG! I have been working thru an agency that I really love. They have signed me up to work temp assignments at Kaiser Hospital. First I had to go thru a 10 day TB testing before they could send me out on any job assignments. So the first assignment was in the Administrative Dept. covering desks for people who go to vacation. One of the desks on the 2nd week was the Admin assistant to the Senior Vice President of Kaiser (a woman). They pay was $15 per hour.

So this last Monday, 2 days ago, I was sent to another Kiaser that was much further away (an hour drive) and it was another Admin Assistant position paying $16 per hour. the girl who was supposed to be training me was another temp who was hoping to get promoted to another job there and get hired. But all she really wanted to do was chat with me about how wonderful she was and her life. So I was not being trained. Then the woman who was supposed to be my boss was angry and had a type A personality. On the first morning there I was sent up to the Employee HEalth dept. to see if I had passed my health screening and TB test (which I had already done).. But it turns out that I was not immune to mumps. So I was told to leave, until I go and get a mumps shot. I should have ended the assignment then, since I was never told about needing to get a mumps shot. But instead I took 2 hours to drive over to my school and get a shot (which hurt like a *beep*). But before I left the manager (who was supposed to be my boss, who I had never even met) called me and browbeat me over the phone about how I got into Kaiser without a mumps shot. So I told her curtly, "you need to talk to the agency about that". She was rude and offensive.

The next day was a little better, (yesterday) except that the girl who was training me did not like my "open-toe shoes" and wanted to drive over to the thrift store so I could by a pair of shoes. So we did. It took an hour, and I could not take a lunch when I got back. She said I couldn't as it was on their time. This was not good. As I had to go into a 3 hour meeting and take minutes (notes). By the end of the 3 hours I was wanting to get out of that horrible place and never come back. I did not even feel like a human being.

So this morning I almost didn't go to work, until my man woke me up at 6. If it wasn't for him, I think I would have called in sick.

I had already called the agency and told them about the mumps fiasco and the shoe problem. But when I left there last night without being able to eat all day. I pretty much told the girl at the agency that I could not work there if they did not even have the sensitivity to other human beings to let me eat lunch. And she asked me if I wanted her to send me to a new assignment. I said yes, but that I would try to stay for the remainder of the week.

So I was in a very bad mood this morning when this girl who was training me (Margaret) got to work. I got there early as usual. First she spent about 20 minutes "showing me around" even though I had been there for 2 days already. And she introduced me to doctors and other people telling then that I was going to be her "replacement" as a dept. secretary, and that she was moving "upstairs" to her new position. IT was very irritating. She even re-introduced me to a few people. At one point she must have noticed how I looked weird and confused and asked me "Are you okay' so I said "well, I'm starting to worry that you aren't training me on my job. And instead you are introducing me around every day. You don't need to introduce me to everyone. I just need to learn my job first." But she didn't get it. Instead, she said, "well you will be supporing all of these people" Then I was really stunned. As I had been told that I would be "supporting" only the manager. (who was rude) I told her that if I was going to work there that I needed to eat , to take a lunch and 2 breaks. And she flippantly said that I should be the one to know when I needed to eat. So I told the *beep* that I did not eat all day the day before, and that I could not eat before the 3 hour meeting, so I was very tired. And that I almost didn't come in this morning from exhaustion and being angry about that. I also told her that I was going to try and see if I like it here, but at the end of the week, I may ask to be placed at a different assignment. (I had already asked the day before though). I also said that the manager who I was supposed to be "supporting" as my job was supposed to be her secretary, was very rude and that she had not been nice to me in the 2 conversations I had with her, the first day I was there and the 2nd day. And that I noticed her being rude to another female employee yesterday during the meeting. And that if she tried to talk to me that way, that I would tell her to stop it. After that conversation with her, she got very subdued and pretty much stopped talking to me. Even though she was supposed to be training me.

So I tried to make it work, but as soon as the manager got into her office, I went on break and called the agency and said to end my assignment that day. She said she already had 2 jobs for me. So I told her I'd try to finish the day out. But when I went back to our office, the *beep* who was training me, had just gone into the manager. So she came in and told me she was going to "cut this training short". I said "you want me to leave, great". And I pulled out my time card and gave it to her. She was no doubt waiting for me to throw a fit, but I didn't. It was a huuuuge relief knowing that I was leaving that horrible place. But she had the nerve to say "are you okay"? I just said, "if you could please sign my time card, I can leave." So she took the time card into the manager, who was apparently not feeling well and was "in the bathroom not feeling well", as she put it. Then she said I needed to bring back my parking permit. I said "no I am not going to do that, I am not going to walk all the way back over here to give you my parking permit." She didn't have my time card, so I said "well I guess I have to leave without my time card". And I walked out. :roll:

I am going to another Kaiser job this Monday that is closer, but pays 4 dollars less.

[raymon]

Saffron, as long as you feel comfortable leaving, it is good.

Just take care not to let others use you. It is common in work places that some would be very reluctant to give away training or information that might help new employees. They don't want to lose their ground so quickly. The point is to put them in a position where they are forced to cooperate. How you do it is up to the situation and your personal skills?

If you can, and if this poses big problem try to bring your own food ... "al sacco." As long as you are a new employee, you are the one that should yield to your employer, and tolerate some injustice of course to a certain level.

Anyway, you have to make a concession wherever you are until you consolidate your position in career.

Another thing: Don't expect things to be fair, at least at the beginning.

I wish you really good luck.

[saffron]

raymon wrote: Saffron, as long as you feel comfortable leaving, it is good.

Just take care not to let others use you. It is common in work places that some would be very reluctant to give away training or information that might help new employees. They don't want to lose their ground so quickly. The point is to put them in a position where they are forced to cooperate. How you do it is up to the situation and your personal skills?

If you can, and if this poses big problem try to bring your own food ... "al sacco." As long as you are a new employee, you are the one that should yield to your employer, and tolerate some injustice of course to a certain level.

Anyway, you have to make a concession wherever you are until you consolidate your position in career.

Another thing: Don't expect things to be fair, at least at the beginning.

I wish you really good luck.
Oh I just couldn't wait to leave there.
I actually did bring my lunch too. But it was never eaten.

Anyway, I am starting a new temp job on Monday. I decided yesterday that I'm going to go to each assignment with an attitude of "this is just a temporary position". That way, I am never let down again.

[max]

HI Saffron
I have a pretty good idea what you are talking about,I was once asked to work in a sensitive official Dept. and as soon as i got there i started having these wierd vibes,maybe because i do have this silly belief in feng shui (Feng shui is the study and analysis of the movement of energy called chi. Chi is invisible to many human senses but it does exist. It is the life force that powers all actions from the internal workings of a body to the dynamics of a property. Its movement is similar to the movements in nature where rivers follow the patterns of the landscape. Many professionals understand this type of energy and how it moves correctly in the human body. Their skill is to work out where a circuit is not functioning correctly, why that is happening and how to fix the problem to improve the health of the human. Feng shui does exactly the same thing except that we are aiming to assess the movements of chi in the environment. These environments range from single properties, roads, villages, towns, cities or countries. offices too!!)And i just couldnt get along with others,and i just couldnt do anything right,oh the place was just too horrible for words,after a week,i just had to call my superior officer&ask him to redeploy me somwhere else,otherwise he can go ahead and sack me,i was transffered same day!!
Cheers :D :D :D :D

[saffron]

max wrote: HI Saffron
I have a pretty good idea what you are talking about,I was once asked to work in a sensitive official Dept. and as soon as i got there i started having these wierd vibes,maybe because i do have this silly belief in feng shui (Feng shui is the study and analysis of the movement of energy called chi. Chi is invisible to many human senses but it does exist. It is the life force that powers all actions from the internal workings of a body to the dynamics of a property. Its movement is similar to the movements in nature where rivers follow the patterns of the landscape. Many professionals understand this type of energy and how it moves correctly in the human body. Their skill is to work out where a circuit is not functioning correctly, why that is happening and how to fix the problem to improve the health of the human. Feng shui does exactly the same thing except that we are aiming to assess the movements of chi in the environment. These environments range from single properties, roads, villages, towns, cities or countries. offices too!!)And i just couldnt get along with others,and i just couldnt do anything right,oh the place was just too horrible for words,after a week,i just had to call my superior officer&ask him to redeploy me somwhere else,otherwise he can go ahead and sack me,i was transffered same day!!
Cheers :D :D :D :D
Well, I think that even if I had liked it there, that eventually the long commute would have gotten to me. Anyway, I have been working at a much smaller company. And it is so far much better, but less pay.

thanks