I have come out of my hiatus just to let people know: DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE. You will get better deals elsewhere, they will NOT pay well. I was talking to another temp at my job, working the same project, but from a different agency. She was saying how she really didn't need the job, but she needed something to do before her other job started. I laughed and said Yeah, well, I DO need this job, I have bills to pay and I'm trying to move. Too bad this job pays nothing compared to what I have been making. I've held out for a while, but Manpower said that this was all they had. Confused, she asked what I had been making at my previous jobs. Eleven dollars an hour, I replied. Slowly, she replied, . . . that's not all that much different [than what we're making] . . . what are you getting paid? $8.80. She then told me that she was getting paid $10.82 an hour . . . OVER TWO DOLLARS MORE AN HOUR FOR THE SAME POSITION. Sad part is, I actually HAVE over four years experience for the job, and she doesn't, and she's STILL getting paid more. Because I signed an agreement not to discuss my pay rate with the employer, I won't complain to the people I'm working for now, but hell if I won't let everyone else know! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND NOT TO TAKE ASSIGNMENTS FROM THIS COMPANY.
