So, I think the pandemic is exposing just how inept employment agencies are. Or maybe not and I just happened to experience it this time.

I called in to a temp agency I belong to, to mark myself available for work. I was told about a great opportunity and was promised by the recruiter she would forward my email to the client who wants to do Google Meet interview screens first tomorrow (Tuesday).

Well, she didn't. And, she forgot to delete the string of email communication she's had with the client since Friday after Thanksgiving. She mentions two other temp candidates by name and goes on about them in the email communication string.

As a result of her gaffe, I got a full view of my competition from this temp agency as a result of reading through her emails that she forgot to delete. That's really unprofessional on her part. She calls herself, Director of Communication" which is totally laughable considering she can't even delete confidential emails that she just forwards on to a random temp (me). What an idiot!

Anyway. I took it upon myself to carpe diem. I emailed the client directly, attached my resume (the job is direct hire anyway), and said that i was looking forward to the Google Meet interview screen with her tomorrow at the allotted time.

Now, I realize, my actions may mean that I burn a bridge with the temp agency. They may view my direct email (I didn't cc the inept recruiter or director) as a breech of protocol. But who cares if the client directly hires me on my own, and doesn't hire me through the temp agency. You have to seize opportunity where you can.

I need a full time job. I have no time for inept recruiters or so-called directors of communication who can't even delete their previous email communications, and who instead just forward on the ENTIRE communication thread. Talk about breech of confidentiality. Idiots!