So thinking of jumping ship

Why would you take a pay cut with this other job and not only that the option to work full isn't guaranteed even with a temp agency

 

My stint with a temp agency was well... ( I had just moved to the state and needed a job asap) they paid $5 less an hour than a direct hire would get. The company actually paid the temp agency $2 more an hour than a direct hire would get, guess they figure it is cheaper than insurance. So in the end they paid $7 more for temps, but all raises came from the temp agency, and if you made it long enough to max out it was still less than what a direct hire started at. So any insurance and workman's comp goes through the temp agency. In order for the company to hire a temp they had to buy out the temp agencies contract or what till it ended. So in only rare cases did a temp get hired on, normal case scenario was hire right off the street with no experience, while there where temps with several years experience on the floor. For instance a supervisor was a temp for 12 years before he got hired on. The temp agencies insurance was laughable so I kept my money.

Sadly, I stayed there for just over a year, got an interview, which consisted of three separate interviews. 1st with 1 person, 2nd with 7 ppl, 3rd with 2 people. (yeah what is this the fbi???) I made it through all three interviews. Never got hired, they said it was cause of the plant manager getting fired just after my interview (1st interview was plt. mgr.). All the same to me, I took it as a dead end and walked off the job. I will never do the temp trip again.

It is just a scam for employers to avoid liability. Notice the big jump in how many places use temp agencies after the mandatory health care.

 

Is the temp agency Prodrivers?

 

There is nothing wrong with working for a temp agency. They serve a purpose and they can be useful in finding you a job that is not available to you otherwise. I have used temp agencies and had success. I found another job before my time ran out and took it. They are still good friends of mine and I use them for part time work.

 

If it sounds like this new gig would work for you then give it a shot. Leave on good terms with JB and they will take you back for sure.

The up side is that if you do come back to JB you have a little more leverage to either go on a different account or maybe get a bump in pay or sign on bonus.