I'm going to preface this with the idea that if companies gave a damn about what temps they hired, perhaps they'd get better quality work out of them. Similarly, they would expect more out of the temps.
You are correct, but I hesitate to call what you describe "benefits". Sure, I don't have to go into work everyday. I don't have to work that hard, and on downtime I sneak around on the forum. But the downside is that I don't know anyone at any of the offices, pretty much everyday is your first day, and people don't expect anything from you. And finally, being referred to as "the Temp" is downright insulting.
As I stated earlier, how you treat people that Temp for you is commendable. Showing someone the bigger picture allows them the opportunity to actually know what the hell they're aiming to accomplish.
Okay, that's all for my rant. I'm pretty sure I haven't complained about this before, so I'll leave it at this.
Originally posted by Ball Girl:
what I *said* doesn't screw temps over...it's just the fact of the marketplace...a business will hire a temp ususually because they don't have enough work to justify the cost of having another full-time employee receiving benefits on their books...my comments were meant to highlight some up-sides to being a temp...basically a company should not expect that a temp would be highly committed to their projects or feel really invested in the work...if the temp *is* that speaks well for them
