Ah, this new temp agency I found, we’ll call them Ajilawn, seems to do all the things that good temp agencies used to do, namely finding you temporary jobs until they can find you a permanent job. On Monday I’ll be starting as a cashier at a local hospital cafeteria. That will last until around the end of September, then I’m going to go to work for a large hotel chain, traveling to different locations and installing printers.
So in one fell swoop, Ajilawn has embraced both my recent cashier experience and my decade-old technical support experience into one extended modern day experience of temporary employment. I’ll be getting a better wage and more hours than I got at the convenience store, plus I feel like I’m working toward something cool! Who knows what could be right around the bend?
Other Las Vegas temp agencies need to take note: this company knows what it’s doing. Fuck your warehouse jobs. Fuck your convention jobs. Fuck your glorified day labor. Fuck needing experience in the exact same position and type of business I’m applying for. (”Hey? Have you ever been a receptionist for a Chinese grocery wholesaler? No, it doesn’t matter that you know how to answer a phone. If you have never worked for a Chinese grocery wholesaler, then I can’t send you over.”)
I can do anything I put my mind to. The lady at Ajilawn saw that in me and I’m going to prove her right. This isn’t rocket science people. It’s temp work. There is no reason anyone should have to sit around for months, calling in available week after week, waiting for a temp agency to find them a job that never comes. Put people to work or GTFO of the industry. That’s how I make money and that’s how YOU make money, so what the fuck is your problem?
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