Which would you blow off?

[iluvtofly 0]

So I currently have 2 jobs. The first is a temp job that I started last week. It was supposed to be over last Friday. But due to numerous complications I spent most of last week post whoring and the job spilled over into this week. On Monday I had it figured out that I would be done with all of the data input today. So I agreed to work 8 to 5 tomorrow and Friday at the part-time job.

Well, yesterday I was thrown a curve ball. I had to change input systems and now there is a limit as to how many lines of data I can put in a day. This meant that it would take me 1 more day to put everything in. No panic, I would just come in 1 day next week and finish up.

Well, today they dropped a stack of another 375 pages of data on the desk for me to input. I can average about 100 pages of input a day (depending on the system being used).

I don't know yet what my schedule is yet at the part-time job for next week but I do know that it's already done.

The temp job pays much better then the part-time job. But there is potential for the part-time job to become full-time.

I hate to burn bridges because you never know when you're going to need something. And I have issues when it comes to telling people no (yes I know I'm opening myself up to all sorts of offers on that one ). But it looks like I'm going to have to either blow off the rest of this temp job or a few shifts at my part-time job.

Which would you chose to blow off?

[LuckyMcSwervy 0]

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So I currently have 2 jobs. The first is a temp job that I started last week. It was supposed to be over last Friday. But due to numerous complications I spent most of last week post whoring and the job spilled over into this week. On Monday I had it figured out that I would be done with all of the data input today. So I agreed to work 8 to 5 tomorrow and Friday at the part-time job.

Well, yesterday I was thrown a curve ball. I had to change input systems and now there is a limit as to how many lines of data I can put in a day. This meant that it would take me 1 more day to put everything in. No panic, I would just come in 1 day next week and finish up.

Well, today they dropped a stack of another 375 pages of data on the desk for me to input. I can average about 100 pages of input a day (depending on the system being used).

I don't know yet what my schedule is yet at the part-time job for next week but I do know that it's already done.

The temp job pays much better then the part-time job. But there is potential for the part-time job to become full-time.

I hate to burn bridges because you never know when you're going to need something. And I have issues when it comes to telling people no (yes I know I'm opening myself up to all sorts of offers on that one ). But it looks like I'm going to have to either blow off the rest of this temp job or a few shifts at my part-time job.

Which would you chose to blow off?

Can you come in early to one job, go to the other, and then come back to the other one later in the night??

Sounds like a long day but I don't like burning bridges either....

Always be kinder than you feel.

[iluvtofly 0]

The jobs are an hour away from each other. Plus at the temp job they won't give me any of the passwords needed so I can only come in when certain people are here.

[turtlespeed 226]

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The jobs are an hour away from each other. Plus at the temp job they won't give me any of the passwords needed so I can only come in when certain people are here.

Explain it to the part time - and see what they think. Then go with what they want - temp is temp -

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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[tigra 0]

Are you sure your temp job doesn't have any potential for full time? If nothing else, if this client is happy enough with your work to extend your assignment, the agency will know they can place you next time. If they can keep you working steadily, do you want to burn that bridge for a part time job that doesn't pay as well?

I used to work for temp agencies back in the day- both as a student and as a recent grad. I was offered full time positions more than once. Some places I wasn't interested in at all after temping for a few days. I've also worked for companies who regularly use temps and offer either longer term work or full time positions to the better ones.

If you've ever been in a position to have to interview and hire people, you would know how tough it is to find decent help. (Seriously- I could write sit com about my experiences managing a small office and some of the "help" that I had, but when I was living it, it wasn't all that funny!) When a temp shows up on time, properly dressed and ready to work, its a refreshing change of pace. If the temp turns out to be competent and reasonably intelligent on top of it, a lot of employers will make offers.

[iluvtofly 0]

Unfortuantely I don't think there is any potential for me to be kept on at the temp job. They brought me in for a 1 time project and once the project is done, I'm done. The only reason it has lasted this long is because they didn't have anything ready for me when I got here and they kept finding out that they were having me do it wrong so I had to keep starting over.

[tbrown 26]

Temp work is garbage. I've done it enough times, between real jobs. They don't respect you and they never will. As soon as they don't need you, you're gone.

Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity !