why me?
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- sigg
I did something rather stupid today. 4 months ago a creative staffing agency#1 wanted to send me to a well known firm and I said thanks but no thanks. I've heard nothing but bad things, that it's madhouse and one of my old companies had them as a client and I'm not sure if there were any legal issues.
3 months later a different staffing agency (agency#2) wanted to present me to the exact same place. When I told him my concerns he assured me things at the agency had changed. I informed him that another agency already wanted to send me to the firm and he said that wasn't a problem, this sort of thing happens all the time.
So he sends in my info and I get the job. Last week Agency#1 somehow caught wind I might be working here and asked me, and of course I lied and said no.
So today I'm talking with Agency #1 and I let it slip in casual conversation where I'm working. I'm not sure if he fully heard what I said but there was an awkward moment where there was a bit of silence as I was thinking "OH FUCK did I just say that" and he was like "WTF did he just say what I think he said?"
The problem with telling a lie, even a small white one is that you have to live with it forever. I seriously feel like crawling under a rock and am just waiting for Agency#1 to make the call to this firm asking if I'm here.
Fuck me.
- Horp0
Its already happened, stop worrying about it. You are a classic Shrodinger.
- CALLES0
sorry... i dont fuck liers
- TOMMYxGUNN0
I didn't understand a word of that... but reading the last paragraph leads me to assume it's not good. You have my condolences, it's horrible to loose a family pet.
- BAHAHAHAHAsigg
- how does one loose a family pet?doesnotexist
- TOMMYxGUNN0
- get it?TOMMYxGUNN
- as in "liar liar pants on fire"!TOMMYxGUNN
- and it's a picture of some pants on fire!TOMMYxGUNN
- subtle huh.TOMMYxGUNN
- that's underwear , not pantsBattleAxe
- NICEsigg
- i was thinking goose is cooked.zenmasterfoo
- i thought a bad case of STDtransmission
- that's Mormon magic underwear isn't it?zarkonite
- grunttt0
the best fables contain talking animals.
- jimbojones0
just tell the agency#1 how it is, can't be so bad. if they're dicks and will want to issue legal steps, call agency#2 to back you up. that's it.
- BonSeff0
dude, you changed your mind, it happens. i dont see what the big deal is. are you worried that agency1 is gonna be mad at you because they didnt get a commission? fuck that shit. quit treating yourself like a prostitute.
- sigg0
If nothing else, you guys sure are putting me in a better mood. I'm laughing my ass off over here.
- sigg0
If nothing else you guys are cracking me up with the images and comments which is helping me feel better about the situation.
I just don't want to burn any bridges and I really feel bad about lying in the first place. I guess it's just one of life's little lessons... 'DON'T EAT YELLOW SNOW AROUND TALKING ANIMALS"
- sigg0
wtf just happened?
- Affluenza0
Agency #1 are obviously not as good at selling their positions. Plus, in these times, I would think that three months down the line you could quite possibly be a little more desperate for work
- uberdesigner0
I'll PIITB for you
- Point50
why lie? and fuck em if they can't deal with it. you might have fucked yourself over with them, but oh well. that's life.
- It's one of those things... I dunno why I did it, I guess I didn't feel like dealing with it then.sigg
- I obviously wasn't thinking ahead to the day that they might find out.sigg
- This is why I don't lie to my girlfriends. "Are you screwing someone else?" Yes. Care to join us?sigg
- His name is CALLES.sigg
- boobs0
Of all the people to lie to, staffing agencies are the worst people to lie to:
1) They cry and cry about it!
2) They will make things shitty for you with other people to get commission.
3) They hold a grudge.Just stamped "Fucked" on your forehead, and go wander around the bus station!
- cannonball0
You actually did nothing wrong. It's timing, and #2 moved you as a resource at the right time. I had this happen to me and my first agency was like "WAAAAAH Fuck you we're not working with you anymore".
Four months later they call again, and I said I'm not interested. Staffing agencies act like they have you by the balls but they never ever do. It's all a bluff to keep the scared little designer in check.
- boobs0
But, if sigg wasn't a scared designer, he wouldn't have started this thread. Ergo, he's now in check--soon to be mate!