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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Through a recruiter, I got a temp position at a prestigious firm (Firm A) this spring for a project slated to end Sept. 15. Two weeks after starting, a competing firm (Firm B) which had already been interviewing me, offered me a job. I told Firm B that I had already committed to Firm A thru Sept. 15th, and could we talk around August 15th to see where things are headed? They said yes.
I talked with Firm A about long term prospects and also informed them that I had an offer at Firm B. Firm A said let's talk later this summer. Firm A is well known for imposing a probationary period on new hires so I understood that the next few months would be my probationary period. I had already committed to them thru September so I wasn't going to go back on my word.
Meanwhile, the recruiter had been telling me that Firm A was very happy with me and that I was doing really well.

On August 15th I had a conversation with my manager about formally joining the Firm A as an employee and the answer was an immediate yes. In the conversation, I mentioned that, ethically, I really should give Firm B a solid answer yes or no as I know they had been waiting (they had been poking my Linkedin profile). That day I sent an email to Firm B declining their offer.

Lo and behold, a week before Sept. 15th, the recruiter calls me with bad news. Firm A is sticking to the end date of Sept. 15th for the 3 temps she placed there. Whereas the prior set of temps she placed there 9 months before were eventually hired, this round nobody would be. I had been warned that the company prioritizes projects, not people.

On the one hand, this gig was an investment in my resume. Having Firm A on it looks really good. The project I worked on also burnishes my profile. This firm is also well known for grueling hours which I definitely put in and it gave me first-hand experience to wonder if this was the kind of professional life I wanted (i.e. no personal life).
On the other hand, how they treated me really sucks. I am more than certain my manager knew there would be no actual job offer but he needed to string me along to meet his project deadline. It explains why he had a lot of trouble looking me in the eye for the entire duration of my time there. Oddly enough, he was able to do so when he said I had a future with the firm.
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Oh you know what no. And the recruiter knew too? I'd be trashing both the company and the recruiter six ways to Sunday. I guess this is the "Get it in writing" lesson. Sorry OP.[/quote]

Recruiter didn't know. She called me immediately when she found out from their HR office.[/quote]

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