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Temping - a cheeky question?
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I've been temping at a solicitors for about 7 weeks now, very boring! Have just been doing boring data inputting and that kind of mind numbing stuff. This week and next week the woman in charge of me, who has been doing her job for over 10 years!, has gone on holiday and so they asked me to take over her job til she comes back. I didn't mind cos it makes it a bit more interesting and it's more experience to put on my cv at the end of the day! To be honest I was quite pleased that they thought to give me this responsibility! But everyone else at work and at home has been syaing 'You should be getting paid more!' - I'd never even thought about it til about 5 or 6 people said it. Do they have a point since this woman gets lots more than me anyway? Should I say something to my agency or is that a bit cheeky?
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However, if your not any longer doing the job your were originally meant to be doing, you should tell your agency, who may have something to say to the solicitors.
Let me know how your temping goes, Iam gonna be starting this summer after my last A level exams - hopefully minimum of 5.50 an hour or 7.50 an hour if I go sign up with the agencies up in town.
My agency give different hourly rates depending on what job your doing, some weeks I might earn 6.00 an hour, some it might be 5.50 and they have other jobs that are about 8.00. So I think I shall mention it to them tomorrow and see what they say.
And Sanj33v - my temping's been going well, is easy money really! And very handy since you get paid every week!
You might be doing her work but could you of bein giving that work in the first place as opposed to what your doing now?
As you said its good experience- for your CV and getting the work/promotion in the future.
There is more of a chance in them giving it to you if you dont ask, I think it would be a bit shallow as after all they see it as staff development. Dont do it!
Susie
The other person retains responsibility for what happens, even though she is away and it's the responsibility which gets you the pay rise, not the task.