Working for Temp Services

I worked for a temp service called Transforce for a couple of weeks when I was still living up by Chicago and I hated every day of it, just mostly Russian and Bulgarian trucking outfits hire through them. So from my experience it wasn't possible to work for multiple temp companies because of the 15+ hour workdays but the money was pretty good though.

 

hauling sod is the same as hauling dirt ina dump truck.

unemployment in the winter months. but your butts in the summer and save for the winter.

bad thing about sod. it's ag work. and exempt from paying overtime. least, that's what i was told from the one application i put in 12 years ago.

 

AG is exempt, and so is transportation. There are many companies that do pay some sort of OT, especially with the driver shortage.

 

I've done it before. Really depends on the customer of the temp agency. I was assigned to a Ryder dedicated run for Toyota. Pretty decent gig while it lasted.

 

I worked for a temp agency twice while laid off from my regular job. I was assigned to a small union ltl company. Was offered a permanent position there but declined. The second time I was there, the temp agency asked me to leave the ltl company to cover an opening for Ryder that paid me and probably them more money. It will be my first call if I need a job in the future.

 

Good thing ""declined"" that permanent offer, Those union folks is pure evil! Temp jobs is where the money is, I'd never work a union job LTL either............. good on you brother Internet high five! Screw those teamster guys, bunch of cry babies !

 

The main reason I declined was that the "pure evil" job I was laid off from had better pay and benefits than the one I turned down. Working for a temp agency is a stop gap measure that could lead to decent job. If any of those jobs could have come close to what I make now, I would have stayed. Gotta Go union crybaby has to go haul some freight.

 

huh.... lol