I just got offered a low paying temporary job with no benefits.

[undeterred]

:party: :toast: :applause: :woohoo: :beer: :toast: :bounce: :party: :hi: :applause: :party:


This is as good as it gets in this economy!

[livetohike]

1. Congratulations!

:toast: :woohoo: hope it turns out to be rewarding and leads to something permanent.

[JuniperLea]

2. Eating for a few more days has its benefits...

Congrats! A friend of mine, an incredible artist, just got a job selling fabric and notions... she's happy as a clam too.

I know so many gifted, intelligent people with oodles of experience who would be more than happy to take that job too... it has to start somewhere.

[The Wielding Truth]

3. Congrats, check out food stamps and heating help. Hope you make it.

[gateley]

4. I'd be thrilled with that, too! Congrats!! nt

[SlingBlade]

5. And I'll Betcha there's a whole line of Re-Pukes

waiting patiently to fill out your employment application :)

[gratuitous]

6. Damn, but temping sucks

I feel for you.

Unsolicited, free advice (and worth every penny): As my momma used to say, "Wherever you are is where you're meant to be." At least for this assignment, be the goddam best low-paid temporary employee they've ever seen. You never know who's watching, but it's almost certain that someone is watching.

[undeterred]

11. I have worked at this company before

for $5 an hour more plus benefits. And I wasn't happy about that rate. Right now its this or no income at all, so I am truly glad to have this offer.

[gratuitous]

13. The person who's watching may not be with the company

But best of luck, and here's hoping that things work out for the better and that right soon.

[joeybee12]

7. I've had lots of temp jobs...some are ok...

...maybe this will turn into something permanent for you...good luck!

[defendandprotect]

8. That used to be what unemployment insurance was meant to prevent . . .

having to take a job that furthered the downward spiral of labor --

[prolesunited]

17. Yeah, but if you run out of benefits

before you get a real job offer, what are you going to do? I'll be taking whatever in another month.

[undeterred]

22. I have only a couple more weeks of benefits

and there are millions of people in the same circumstances.

[prolesunited]

29. Yep, I'm hoping that *anything* pops for me

within the next few weeks. I'm so desperate that I even interviewed for a job that would mean an hour commute each way.

[undeterred]

30. During each interview I was asked how committed I would be

to the job since I am overqualified for it. People have no idea what its like to be facing no income at all.

[prolesunited]

31. I'm overqualified as well

Yes, I am committed to keeping a roof over my head and eating.

Glad you got something. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

[undeterred]

32. I will.

It will happen. :hug:

[comtec]

41. Im so sick of that question i could puke

if I wasn't committed, would I have bothered to show up for the fucking interview ?!

that's what i'd LIKE to say...

actually I think I do end up saying something like that LOL

BTW... Fucking grats!!!!

Anything, even a crap job is gold in this economy!
I truly hope this is a turn of the corner for you :)

[defendandprotect]

33. The benefits used to be reextended ... long, long term . . . and they should be now!

AND, it's wise of us all to keep an eye on these benefits and make sure they

are constantly reextended by the Dems --

It's not only protection for those unemployed -- it's protection for all LABOR --

including those still employed!!

[undeterred]

35. Only under Democratic administrations.

During the 2001 Bush recession there was no extension approved until March 2002- and it was not retroactive. Republicans don't give a shit what happens to people.

[pipoman]

43. It's too bad dems don't give a shit either

anymore....the "labor party" of the past drinks of the same corporate sponge as the thugs. Now our very own pres is pushing yet another 'free trade' deal on the pacific rim...yee haww, let's see how fast we can export all of the jobs in the US. Oh well, we can all change each other's oil and cut one another's hair..

[defendandprotect]

46. Right . . . and they had been moving costs onto workers vs corporations . . .

and not keeping the funds properly funded --

Bush made the GOP war on unemployment insurance much more obvious --

but it had been happening long before that.

AGAIN -- we all need to make sure that we pressure DEM Congress to properly renew

these benefits -- and I wonder when they last increased the amounts received???

The GOP knocked out a lot of the inflation guidelines -- it's all lies now.

DEMS have to restore what has been taken away!

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. congrats. Your post made me laugh. I clicked on it and was surprised by the smiley faces. lol

[peace13]

10. Way to go!

My friend has been applying for a writing job and she is on her third interview for the same job. Today they called and asked her to come in and take an essay test. My guess is that they want to see if her portfolio is really hers. She was upset and felt that they were taking things too far. I told her that in today's world you jump the hoops happily to land anything that you can get. Good on you for getting a job!

[undeterred]

12. Two interviews and a background check for this one.

They can't be too careful.

[Berry Cool]

28. About your friend...oh, please, if that's all they do to her, she's lucky.

For almost every writing job I've ever had, I've had to take a writing and editing test, and that was in a good economy. The good news is that I can pass them with flying colors. She should suck it up and take the test.

The last job I was interviewed for was the first where they didn't even ask to see my writing samples! And I didn't get the offer!

As for the OP: Congrats...I think.

[pleah]

14. Congrats, but also, welcome to the new America. The rethugs

have changed this country, most likely permanently.

[StClone]

15. I just lost my job of 7 years.

All benefits, vacation and insurance. They offered me part-time (at most 34 hours/week) at 10% less pay though.

[prolesunited]

19. Don't be too quick to say no

depending on what field you are in and what your prospects are. I never imagined it would be this hard to find a job.

I'm sorry. It sucks. I know. I'm there.

[StClone]

34. I took their offer

Thanks.

Many were canned so I was lucky. My wife has a medical insurance option so I am doubly fortunate and it will cover my two kids (one pre-Veterinary with two jobs the other taking classes and working).

I found my company were so hurried to lop workers they used a computer search operating on one parameter: Score between 0 to 10 on absolute need of employee for continued functioning of operations.

[Luciferous]

16. Congrats, and you never know, it might lead to something better

My husband started out as a temp and was hired on after 3 months...

[Warpy]

18. It's better to be able to eat and put a roof over your head

than it is to starve. Congratulations on getting onto the Republican health care plan: PRAY you don't get sick and die quickly if you do.

I hope this is temporary.

[Tippy]

20. Happy for you.......

[Lochloosa]

21. Congrats. It's a start.

[elocs]

23. I've had temp jobs with no benefits that lead to a good job with benefits.

I've always looked at temping like dating before marriage: I get to try out and employer to see if I like the job and the employer gets to see what kind of a worker I am before we make a permanent commitment. Years ago I was temping for Manpower and they sent me to a food warehouse even though I had no warehouse experience. The only requirement was "must work well with others". Two months later I was hired on full time, a union job with the Teamsters with a good wage and benefits. I worked there for 11 years.

[onethatcares]

24. well, I for onethatcares, is glad to see you got something.

I've been wondering though. Is this where the banks really wanted to take us? to the point of taking anything that pays anything in order to just survive?

Man, the America I remember wasn't like that.


What happened?

Peace and congrats.

[librechik]

25. Clinton-style job--it's been that way for decades, and Bill bragged about it

I like Bill, but the "jobs growth" claim was a little overrated there. Most of the jobs gained were minimum wage or low wage no benefits jobs. Glad you got something though!

[Oregone]

26. Id rather sell drugs or break into rich people's homes

But, er, congrats

[madokie]

27. Congrats

to a person who isn't too proud to do what you have to do. Who knows you may be posting you own the place in the near future and be being honest about it. You just never know what tomorrow may bring.:woohoo:

[galileoreloaded]

36. Last day.. take everything not bolted down......n/t

[XemaSab]

37. You're working for the census too?

:P

[undeterred]

39. No

Although the tease for the 10pm news was: See who is hiring hundreds of people at 10. It was the census.

[Mimosa]

38. I hope things get better for you...

Undeterred, I'm sending you a big {{{HUG}}} and psychic wub.

I hope things get better for you and everybody. But I get scared a lot.

[proteus_lives]

40. It beats a poke in the eye!

:thumbsup:

[Withywindle]

42. Whoohoo!

:toast:


I was a salaried, award-winning, anthologized journalist with health care and paid vacation for 14 years. That's long gone. For 3 years now I've been living off a benefit-less, only-slightly-above minimum hourly-wage job...well, and a few freelancing checks and the dwindling remants of my old 401K.

And I am SO GLAD TO HAVE that job, because at least it's for a non-profit and I don't hate the people I work with. But it sucks to be 40 and making an hourly wage not much above what I pulled in at 20.

[B Calm]

44. Get your foot in the door then bring in a labor union!

[NikolaC]

45. Congrats!

Take what you can get in this economy. My last two jobs were low paying assignments through a temp agency, but I took them because I could not afford to be picky, especially when no one was responding to the tons of resumes that I had been sending out. Best of luck to you.