What makes a good company have such a bad reputation?
So I had been with a company via a staffing agency for over a year. This company has had me wearing different hats during that year, but this last one actually set me off completely. I was at work yesterday, and when I went on my last break, the company decided to end my assignment without even letting me know. In other words, I had to call several entities within the company to find out what happened. On top of this, they were adamant about getting their equipment returned, but not about getting me my last paycheck with them. There is a part of me that feels that a company that was so good for so long would be better at communicating these with employees. But the fact that they not only did NOT communicate my dismissal until their receptionist reached out on my behalf, decided to be anal about their equipment and on top of that, didn't have the balls to reach out to me before the workday started leaves a very bad taste in my mouth when it comes to them. If you are living in OR and looking for a company to work for, here's some advice: DON'T GO TO THESE JACKBAGS! No respect for the employees, and no respect in themselves if they pulled an underhanded tactic like this.
First of all, when a company has a client they work for that client and must do what is needed for that client. Second, when documentation from a client is involved it is extreme issue which needs resolution to be taken care of immediately. In many cases this means any and all equipment being used to be returned in the boxes they were sent in. When I worked as a quality assurance agent and the project closed out went through the same thing. I was given 2 days to get the property returned so closed everything up into the boxes and shipped it out that afternoon so there was no questions.
A client takes priority so when they have specific needs those needs come first. Now, employees also have priorities but they are different priorities than the client because employees are not making money for the business, the client is. Does that make sense?