No, the title of this entry is not a statement of my mental health (though some might say otherwise)! One could argue that it would describe the state of mind of Giants fans one day after winning the Super Bowl. My thoughts had turned to baseball weeks ago so this is not about the over hyped, actually quite boring, media circus we just endured.
My purpose today is to share my take on 'temporary insanity' which is when people who are lucky enough to find contract employment really screw things up. Having been around the staffing industry for parts of 4 decades, rest assured I have seen a lot but the book never closes! What follows, in no particular order, could best be described as some of the biggest bloopers committed by temps on assignments:
A young lady hired to help a growing medical practice with their patient flow decided to lift up her scrubs to reveal the bruises she proudly received from her boyfriend over the weekend!
While standing in line to clock out at an industrial facility, a temp decided the person in front of him was rude and jabbed at him provoking a major scuffle.
Someone on assignment less than a month decided to write an email to a manager several levels above the immediate supervisor pointing out all the mistakes being made by the team.
A temp was unhappy because the computer system went down one day. Even though, everyone was told to sit tight in case things got fixed, this contractor decided to clock out and go home 5 hours early!
Another temp decided to blast the place nice enough to offer work because they did not offer whole milk with the FREE coffee available in the break room!
Suffice it to say, breaking into a vending machine to obtain free food is not a great way to extend a short term contract assignment!
And finally, attending your first team meeting as a temporary, at will, employee is not the time to tell the Vice President who authorized your hiring that the whole company is non-compliant with federal regulations especially when that is not part of your job description!
Have a great week! baseball season is almost here!
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That is very true. A temps job is to be seen and not heard in a sense. If it goes to perm, an employee can start making an impact on procedures in the workplace.
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