O/T job question
So the SOBs at the university/hospital where I was working terminated my position (with no notice)and then put my work load on someone else. BLAH! Luckily we are doing the Dave Ramsey thing and we were okay for the few weeks I didn't have a job. I accepted a temporary assignment at another hospital. The pay is pretty low compared to what I'm used to but it's for 60 days and it gets me out of the house. So now I'm here and bored out of my mind. This woman talks to me like I'm stupid and there really isn't enough for me to do here. She gives me stuff and says "This should take you a few weeks to complete" and then I'm done in a day and she looks at me like I'm an alien. Should I work slower? Maybe I should break up the monotany of my day and play with my cell phone. I don't know.
I want to call the staffing agency and talk to them about finding another assignment. I feel bad because I made a committment to this one. I might be thinking too highly of myself but I have a bachelor's degree and 10+ years of office experience. I feel like I should have a heck of a lot more to do and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more pay. Then I feel guilty I should be happy to just have a job right? DH says I shouldn't just suck it up and "just be happy I have a job"
So what should I do? Should I just be happy I have a job or ask the agency to find me something else?
PS I'm actively searching for employment also, I'm not just leaving it up to the staffing agency.
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Well you have a job for now.
Well you have a job for now. This position isnt permanent. You are actively looking for a job that you are more qualified for and is closer to your usual salary range. So I dont know if I would ask for another temp job, then if you find the job you really want, you have to leave the new temp job early too.
Your DH is right in I shouldn't just suck it up and "just be happy I have a job" - IF you were in a perm position and this is your job of choice. But you know its only for 60 days.
Can you slow down at the temp
Can you slow down at the temp job and use that time to job search?
You could try looking where
You could try looking where you are to see if there are extra things you could do for them to keep you busy. I don't really see the harm in talking to the agency to see if there is anything more suited to you. They may well say that they can't look because of the 60 day thing, but they are unlikely to take you off the job because they will be getting commission for it. If you are worried you could always try calling a rival employment agency to see if they have any better positions available. I wouldn't worry too much about being loyal for the temporary positions. I presume you had good references from your last job so aren't reliant on these for getting the job you actually want. Most temporary workers are treated like shit anyway so it isn't worth feeling obligated to the company and preventing you from doing something more interesting for more pay elsewhere.
There really isn't anything
There really isn't anything at this hospital that I think would be better suited for me. I do ask for work. I hate being bored. But I could be bored at home. Right now I'm doing the executive assistant's work because I have nothing else to do. I definitely do not need any references from the people here. I have references from 2 Division chiefs from the other hospital I was working for, lawyers and college professors. I have submitted my resume for plenty of jobs recently. I realize it's the holidays and I probably won't hear back from anyone until after the new year. It's just frustrating.
One day at a time! I
One day at a time! I understand where you are coming from. Offer to do other things, if needed. Use this temp. job to network for future employment. I meet a salesman when I was working a temp. job who connected me to a long term temp job with better pay. I keep in touch with this other company. This new connection refer me to someone in another department. That was when I landed the new long term temp job. You never know who knows who. Networking is one of the best tools in looking for employment.
Thank you sue. I have always
Thank you sue. I have always been able to figure out the quickest most efficient way to do something and that's how I do it. I wonder if maybe that's why she's so grouchy. Maybe she feels threatened by me.