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I was employed by this company about three weeks ago to work for Comcast as a salesman.  I  was  excited and had high ambitions but it was  short-lived because the first week we were hired, we were asked  by Comcast to train at home over the weekend on their online training module website.  We were promised 21 hours for this work but on payday, we were only okayed by Comcast for 15 hours of pay.  From that point forward, my guard was  up.
   The second week of work, I was missing 6 hours of work from my paycheck but was  told Sunday hours couldn't  be included since the workweek was  from Sunday to Saturday, not Saturday to Friday.  This was understandable so I applied the missing Sunday hours to the following week.  
    Lo and behold, this paycheck, which totaled a total of 341/2 hours  of work was  reduced to 151/2 hours.  This totaled out to 15 hours of work I was never paid for so I contacted CareersUSA and told them I would no longer show up for work until my wages were paid in full.  
     Notwithstanding the problems with payroll, the training module website was klunky and didn't  give access to about a third of its content.  The Comcast manager seemed constantly unsure of what she was  doing and promising us and the actual training was almost non-existent.  The online sales portal was also klunky and we were expected to  sell packages that were actually more expensive than their online public website.
     We were told we were going to receive one rate of pay before the job started and a much lower rate of pay after our introductory 40 hours of work.  This lower rate of pay would  only be applicable on weeks we didn't make sales quota.
     The commission structure was fair enough if there were a market for subscription TV (although we were often met with pure disdain for the product), subscription phone service (really?  everyone uses cellphones now) and internet (the only service with sales potential).  
 The structure was fine but the customer could cancel their service within three months and your commission would be deducted from your paycheck.  
     The few people receptive to Comcast subscriptions was to be expected but the poor sales structure, management and online workweek time management made this whole experience a nightmare.

I took on one assignment with CareersUSA (CUSA) with Florida Career College. I was part of a team of temporary administrators tasked with the restructuring of student academic and medical records. The job lasted for about 3 weeks. I performed well enough to be transferred to another branch in the company and was given my own team of temp admins to duplicate our efforts there. I was even approached by the dean of the school for a permanent position. I filled out an application and interviewed with one of the office managers. However, after the assignment was over, so was the opportunity for permanent employment with the company. Afterwards, I had interviewed with two other CUSA clients but did not get the job. During that time, my initial contact at the company was fired and replaced by another associate. I have not received any new job offers from CUSA since then.

A typical day at work:
I worked independently but also with an immediate co-worker. Sorted, opened, distributed mail.
Processed bills for payment by Accounts Payable.
Logged in Excel, all bills for respective facilities.
Analyzed Overhead Expense Variance Reports (OEVR) on a monthly basis. (I was not very fond of doing these reports.)
Filed copies of all bills, managed filing system and service contracts.
Tracked Certificate(s) of Insurance by expiration date.
Filed filed Certificates and Inspections reports.
If my co-worker was going to be out of the office, I would have to coordinate food/snacks for scheduled meetings.

It was a very pleasant working environment. I liked my job and I loved my co-workers and managers. I also worked for a director who was very approachable.

I learned how to enter payments into Oracle and also how to do payment lookups.

	Promoted from Branch Assistant to Account Executive
	Processed payroll for all temporary employees assigned to branch 
	Created/closed job orders and prepared daily reports
	Conducted interviews - placed employees in temporary and permanent positions
	Conducted employment reference checks as needed 
	Responsible for maintaining personnel files 
	Preparing marketing and advertising material for Director
	Made sales calls daily; seeking new business opportunities 
	Planned, organized, and carried out various events (i.e. promotional, groundbreaking, seasonal, corporate functions, etc.)
	Maintained master distribution list and coordinated all mass mailings 
	Organized all formal & informal meetings, preparation of binders and packets
	General administrative duties (i.e. correspondence, faxes, memos, etc)

I was hired as a parking attendant for the Daytona 500. It was great because I had nothing better to do that weekend then to make some money. I met a lot of cool people that do it every year for some extra money. The pay was low but you really don't have to do anything but stand and point. Only bad thing about it and it was no ones fault except for the quitters was that it started to rain and it rained a lot so a lot of people cut out after their shift and a lot of people didn't show up for the next shift so they offered the remaining people the extra hours at the same pay rate of course. So I accepted, I ended up working 12hrs, more than half in a down pour, standing in an open field the whole time and only a 15min break. There was no management just one guy that had done it a few times.

Experience from working at Careers USA:
I have worked different jobs that tested my abilities and accomplishments.  Their staff are cooperative with individual needs and backgrounds.   I believe they still give quality performance and a stable environment.  Some of the employees are enthusiastic as well as motivated to get an advance and to help another employee with bus locations or moral support.    This is nit to say there can never be riom fir more improvement.   I myself could also benefit.    The wages are good but you do have to buy your own uniform and equipment.   There are also benefits of weekly pay which help the new candidate move forward and have reinforcement plus positive outcome.

This hiring agency job ended and at the time of need I was helped to a temp job. At Connections academy I learned about k-12 program. With management being so helpful with the program for kids to sign up for was very helpful. The co-workers are inviting. The hardest things about my job at the time was telling the parent that the student was not able to start with the next availed class due to documents missing. The ,most employable time at the job was a daily treat, and that's when I advised the parent that the student is completed and enrolled and there is nothing needed for them to do.

Worked for Careers, USA on and off for several years until the last short time I was looking for full time permanent employment.  Careers, USA is a temp to perm placement agency.  I was able to experience several different types of work environments while looking for full time work,  I worked in retail, factory, distribution, and general office environments.  It is fun to learn different aspects of companies so that you can set your sights on a goal for the future.

Called in for Customer Service job and got a sales position.  Good training was supplied, but I needed more.  Weird environment. No hands on training.  Once you left training, you were on your own. The assignment was not a good fit for me. The company I was sent to was big, but confidential.  So you didn't get to know anything about the other companies that were being represented.  I also asked for a different position and then later I was told that the position was no longer open.  Very strict guidelines for the job. I really didn't like it.  I was really happy when I was laid off.

Work here is not steady but hit or miss. Sometimes it can be months  before work assignments but in recent years it has been much more steady as far a work. The hardest part of the job was not knowing what a new clients expectations were as you as an employee. Co-workers poor attitudes were also difficult to deal with on a day to day basis. The most enjoyable part was being able to have a 40 hour work week with weekend off and was steady plus the potential to be hired as a direct employee for one of Careers's clients.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Repair technician 19 salaries reported	$20.21 per hour
Warehouse associate 14 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Outside sales representative 2 salaries reported	$21.25 per hour
Material handler 6 salaries reported	$17.17 per hour
Customer service representative 8 salaries reported	$22.38 per hour

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