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342 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
212-687-8605
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I took Word, lotus, excel, WP.
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Alternate phone: 212-687-7200
Started working: 1994
Stopped working: still temping
Types of Jobs: Admin assistant, general slave, project assistant, sit around and do nothing for 17$ an hour
Clients: Banks, banks and more banks. Chemical, Chase, Citibank, BankAmerica. Also, AVSC (international nonprofit organization), some putrid HR companies, publishing companies, some law firms. But mostly BANKS
Salary: 16 is avg
Benefits: they deliver checks downtown and sometimes have candy in the office
They also have other tests and the usual round of dummie tests
The waiting room is always jammed. Most of the counselors have been nice to me. On several occasions, I've been able to whine my way into getting more money. They've never held it against me when I've left a job. THEY HAVE LOTS OF WORK, even if some jobs are hellish and some of their client companies are completely disoranized. Par for the course.
Reporter:
Naomi Renek
Email:
naomi@panix.com
Date:
January 17, 1996
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