My wife said I should start writing some things down about how I came to end up in the states, so I want back to what feels like the beginning to me. #writing
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@sullybiker

"They said yes of course, because employment agencies are universally incompetent and habitual liars, and promised me a job at the BT office in Southampton."

Having done an 18 Month stint myself in recruitment, I can confirm it really is a "Bums on seats" mindset with a sprinkling of stockpiling names (CV's) for future emergencies.

@dick_turpin I was told In clear terms that it was a sales job, and all that mattered was bringing customers in. The contract employees were basically fodder.

@dick_turpin I worked at an industrial recruiter during the surge of EU immigrants from the Eastern European states. It was a meat grinder and I hated my boss.

@sullybiker When I went through the training, it was all "Match the client to the role, make sure they have the specific skills required." Yadder, yadder, yadder. Then when I took over my first contract, it was to supply temp staff to a factory. I used to hire large rooms on a Friday and gather 30 poor sods, and enrol them en mass. Monday morning, they'd be at the bottling plant.

Rover car factory was the best; stick anyone in: "Hello, commission! Kerching 🤣

I'm a terrible hooman. 🤣

@dick_turpin You're giving me flashbacks!

@sullybiker I have so many stories from those days.

An older guy begged me for a job. "I'll do anything, ANYTHING! Whatever hours you like, weekends, I won't let you down." the first couple of weeks, he was good as gold; the third week, no show Monday. No show Tuesday. No show Wednesday, no phone calls, nothing. On Friday, I rang his wife:

𝗠𝗲: "Where's Dave? I'm really unhappy with him; he begged me for work and made all these promises...."

𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲: "He passed away.."

@dick_turpin "I think you meant Tomasz. I am Thomas"

@sullybiker

Story #2

I get a phone call from the packing department. "Can you come up here quickly! We have an issue with one of your staff."

I go up, and there is ear stud man going round, and round, and round, and round a pallet of boxes with a roll of shrink wrap.

𝗠𝗲: "What on earth are you doing?"

𝗘𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻: "I can't find the end?"

He's used the entire roll! 🤦‍♂️

@dick_turpin This is hilarious. People can be so funny. We can laugh about it now, of course...