Select Staffing

In these tough economic times, some of us have been having a goddamn difficult time finding a job. And by «goddamn difficult,» I mean 6 months of unemployment and the consequent depression it engenders and returning to a job that you hate, working for a woman who you hate, because you can’t stand being totally broke anymore and are so stressed out that you feel like you’re going to explode. And then semi-​salvation comes in the form of Select Staffing and, in my case, Unilocal’s very own Drunk Lover, Ms. Eryka V.
Wait – you thought she was kidding on her profile about finding you a job? Nope. She wasn’t. There have been a couple things that Eryka has tried to hook up for me (ha!), but the hookup via Select has, thus far, been successful. That’s a 50% success rate, baby – and I’ll take it!
While nobody really actively seeks to have temp jobs (or maybe some people do and I’m just really out of the loop? it’s possible), if you have to have one, it’s nice to work through a company staffed by friendly people who seem to actually want to help you out. The job Eryka got for me, while certainly a temp position, is SOMETHING – and it’s not a bad deal at all. Full-​time, sufficient wages for the position, nice coworkers. Whether you’re a lowly peon like me («capable but inexperienced» is how I describe myself professionally… in some other ways as well, but we don’t have to get into that here ;) or a bigshot financial analyst capable of bringing in a bill per hour, Select Staffing has a position suited to you – and Select’s staff will work to get you into a position. You hold up your end of the deal, they’ll end up theirs.
I have limited experience with temp agencies, to be sure, but the agency I worked for in late 2008/​early 2009 was really awful, sketchy and unprofessional. I don’t get that vibe from Select – at all. Benefits are offered after your first 40 hours are worked, pay is weekly, all that good stuff.
And, really, it beats the hell out of being unemployed. So, if you’re poor and depressed like I was, have Eryka find you a job. Just don’t screw it up, or she’ll shank you*.
(* Okay, she won’t shank you. I made that up. But it’s a lot cooler to think that she would shank someone for screwing up on the job…)