Today, I found out why the temps were not invited to the company Christmas party. The company paid for the regular employees to go to a nice restaurant, gave them nice presents, and handed out substantial bonuses. They keep telling me they can't hire me on because the company can't afford it. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my boss told me they were letting me go because they "could no longer afford to pay me." Never mind the catered lunch they had the day before, which cost more than a week's worth of my salary. FML
Today, at my workplace, $200 checks were given to every employee for how well the corporation was doing. The temps didn't get any. Guess who was the only temp. FML
Today, I went with my sister to her company Christmas party. They had a gift raffle, my number was called and I won $25 for a local restaurant. A few moments later, the manager came over and said, "You don't work here? You can't have that" and took it from me. FML
Today, while at work, I was asked to see my boss. I was informed that the company would be laying off 20 people, and that I was one of them. I was told I could finish off the week, then was sent back to work. Twenty minutes later, my boss walked around and handed us all Christmas party invitations. FML
Today, I found out that my company is paying more for hors d'oeuvres at one party than I will receive for my entire year long internship. FML
Today, my bosses were boasting about their work-funded retreat, including the $1,800 bottle of wine the company paid for. This would be fine if they hadn't just told me there are no funds to pay me for the work they've got me doing. We are also the biggest company in our industry. FML
Today, I got laid off. Why would they lay me off right before the holidays? Because they want to make sure every one else gets a nice holiday bonus. FML
Today, my manager rejected my leave application for Christmas. Later I found out that I'm going to be the only employee working at the office during Christmas. FML
Today, my employer gave me a gift to celebrate the one-year anniversary of my hire date. It would have been a really nice gesture if they weren't laying me off at the end of the month. FML
Today, I found out I make less money than the temps at my job by over 2 dollars an hour. I've been working there the longest and do 75% of the job myself. I was told, "We'll think about it" when talking to upper management about getting equal pay or close to. FML
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RememberSchlitz 9
It costs a lot more than just salary to keep a full time employee. If 10 employees who get paid $50k salary got $10k each as a bonus, not giving them bonuses would be just about enough money to hire one more full time person with benefits. But doing that pisses off 10 employees by screwing them out of a bonus, and only makes one employee happy to be on full time. The way they opt to do it, one temp is pissed off and 10 employees are chuffed with the extra cash. Know what chuffed employees do? Work harder and perform better. It's just Socioeconomics.
RichardPencil 32
Now you know the truth: They can afford to hire you full-time, they just don't want to. Merry Christmas!!
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PJSandWitch 3
I worked as a temp once and I happened to be there when the company celebrated their 75th birthday. They handed out gifts and bonuses for employees and had a great party. I wasn't part of any of it, but I was okay with it. On the day, they handed out chocolates for the hundreds of employees, but not temps. That was a low blow for me. I didn't expect gifts or money, but not be given a freaking chocolate that would have cost them 10 cents more? Really? It only made everyone uncomfortable.
trojan72 9
Ok so you'd rather take something good that many people look forward to as a perk of their job just to accommodate you? I get it that you feel unappreciated or overlooked, but that's the job world for you.
rockydify 22
A salary is way more expensive than a meal out and an Xmas bonus.
josephbates 8
Sorry that you can't figure how 1 time expenses are comparatively smaller in the long run than the full time wage and benefits they would need to pay for every single week/month/year you are there Maybe you weren't hired on because your math skills suck? MERRY CHRISTMAS!
sawtooth 3
temp is key word. you were hired for as long as they need you and that's all they owe you. I was a temp and got hired last year. I know the feeling of not getting benefits or holidays off but I signed the papers and was glad I was making money.
revolvearoundme 15
Technically as a temp you're not employed by the company. You actually work for the Temp company and you just happen to do your work there. Still better than one of my temp jobs where they let us all go and told us 3 days before Christmas, after telling us for weeks what the holiday schedules would be. Really motivated me not to be a temp anymore.
Couch_Potato 17
temps?
Vitani_Verci 24
Temporary employees.
Witchylady 18
Yes. It if they hired you all the other staff would miss out on their enormous Christmas bonuses and their amazing restaurant meals. Employers always make up some excuse not to give pay rises. Not to hire more staff. Good luck
heavenlyassbutt 11
I seriously feel for you. I work at a cooperation and we have temps there, and most of the time they don't hire them, because the cost less and do the most work. while you there look for something else, where you'll be appreciated and be well compensate. A lot of them companies will make you believe that you're getting somewhere when you really not
hotmales55 0
Working there for a few weeks doesn't really entitle you to what full time employees get. Also, the company spending a few thousand dollars on one night is far cheaper than one person's yearly salary. That's probably why they say that they can't afford to hire you, in addition to them probably not having enough work for you all the time. That is why companies hire temps for the TEMPORARY increased seasonal workload.