From temping hell to temping heaven

Posted on September 24, 2007
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Well, not quite heaven, but good enough. I started a new temping job in Truro a couple of weeks ago and it couldn’t be more different from my last experience. Everyone is relaxed and friendly and best of all, they genuinely seem to think I am doing a good job - which is a huge relief! They are not a solicitors, which turns out to be a significant difference. The girl I am working with said that she has temped in the past and found that solicitors are by far the bitchiest places to work. This was unprompted - she doesn’t know that I have just temped with a solicitors’ firm.

It appears, therefore, that it’s not just me who has had a bad time. I had also assumed that part of the reason they didn’t like me was because I wasn’t local - but my colleague is local so perhaps that actually has little to do with it. I’d be interested to know what experiences anyone else has had of temping in Cornwall, particularly Truro. The job I am on right now is holiday cover, so limited to three weeks. It’s awkward being back in the nine-to-five all of a sudden but it’s a quick and easy income stream. I’ve started to learn to drive, so I could certainly do with the money.

It might seem weird to have dropped out of the rat race only to be back in an office two months later, but temping is a simple means to an end. I would not like to be a ‘career temp’ as I don’t derive a great deal of satisfaction from working somewhere for a few weeks and not having an emotional stake in the organisation. But as a way to earn a bit of short-term cash it is very easy. I get paid more than I would if I was working in a bar, restaurant or shop and the job’s got a time limit on it so I don’t get too bored or frustrated.

Stumble it!

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