What the Fuck, OK?
So, I’m a temp. I’ve been temping for two months, and I really like the company.
I accepted this temporary position, with lower pay and no benefits, because I needed to get back into the industry I was in before I got laid off in 2009. I’ve been doing other shit since then. Anyway, I like the office and the people. That is a lot to me. I’ve gotten used to my routine. The office is close to my favorite restaurants. I’d like them to make me an offer.
I’ve been getting calls from head hunters, which is what I wanted, because I want to see what my options are. Anyway, I was waiting to start interviewing because I wanted to see what the current position would yield. My cut off date for this position to turn permanent before I started looking elsewhere was the middle of October.
Well, plans changed today. There’s another temp in my office, and she accidentally scanned some of her pay rate information to my inbox. I saw that she’s getting paid a lot more than me. She does not have my experience or qualifications. I am more than a little annoyed.
On one hand, I agreed to the wage I’m getting. On the other, I also believed my employer would appreciate what I was worth, and make me an offer. I know they couldn’t have found anyone to do what I have been doing for what I get paid. I just wanted a foot in the door. This is just the push I needed for me to move forward.
At the end of the day, I called my temp agency to see if they knew what the employer was thinking of doing. I also made an appointment to speak with a head hunter.
I am not looking forward to interviewing. I have to take a half day, unpaid, to go on interviews.
Lame.