Other than one job (that I quit outright) I would give my employer a minimum two week notice, and sign on to an agency.
Never missing a weekly paycheck, or collecting unemployment.
“Temping” was a great experience, and I acquired additional skills from working in many environments.
It worked out well for me, because I wanted a permanent position in a specific, small niche market, but had enough core skills in other areas to wait for a decent new position to open, or be created.
It didn't work out as well for many less agile and experienced workers.
Many “Clients” were very willing to hire long term temporary low level clerical workers on a semi-permanent basis.
Fixed expence, no benefits paid, and easily discarded.
Oddly enough, the government, insurance and healthcare industries make heavy use of “personnel services companies”.
hmmmmm.
Yes, I do think I have much more than a “clue”.
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Apparently not.
Fixed expence, no benefits paid, and easily discarded.
I wouldn't hire a person who won't use the spell-check in the posting box.
Unlike temp agencies, most craft unions currently take responsibility for training for specialized skills: electricians, mechanics, millwrights, high steel workers, telecom workers, bricklayers, air traffic controllers, etc. Unfortunately, most often they contract by a fixed rate of production under the premise that all their workers are equally skilled, which means that they don't make the most of their people and don't get rid of the worst. Nor do they have as much motive to improve the skills they deliver as they would under competition.
Besides the skill level and the variety of services offered, the difference between most "temp agencies" and competing craft "unions" is that the latter would at least start out employee-owned. As to "temp work" many of the jobs for the above skills above are not.
Try again.