temp worker horror stories

I was a temp in an office once. The supervisor there was really mean. He would yell at us for the smallest mistakes. For example, if we made a minor formatting error in a document, he would go on a rant. It was a very hostile work environment. And to top it off, they didn't pay us on time for two weeks in a row. It was really a nightmare working there.

I heard of a temp worker who was promised a certain wage but when payday came, they were paid way less. The company tried to say it was a mistake but it took weeks to sort out. Another horror story is that some temp workers were made to work in extremely hot conditions without proper ventilation. They were on the verge of passing out from the heat.

One time I was a temp worker at an office. There was this really old fax machine that no one knew how to use properly. I was tasked with sending an urgent fax. After struggling for ages, I finally managed to send it, but then the fax came back with a note saying 'Wrong number, try again'. It was so embarrassing but also hilarious.

As a temp in a factory, there was a machine that made a really loud noise whenever it started. One new temp worker thought it was about to explode every time. So, he would run to the other side of the room and hide. We all found it really funny and would tease him about it. Eventually, he got used to it, but for a while, it was the best entertainment in the factory.

There was a case where a temp agency didn't provide proper training as promised. A temp was sent to a factory job and got injured on the first day because they had no idea how to operate the machinery safely. The temp agency then refused to take any responsibility for the injury.

One of my temp job horror stories was when I worked at a call center for a short - term gig. The training was minimal and they just threw us onto the phones. I had to deal with angry customers all day long without proper support from the supervisors. It was extremely stressful and made me dread going to work each day.

The sense of being in an unfamiliar place. Temps are often in new environments, like a strange office or an old building. That lack of familiarity can make any odd occurrence seem scarier. For example, if a temp hears a noise in their regular workplace, they might just shrug it off as normal machinery. But in a temp job location, it becomes a source of fear.

One temp horror story could be about a temp worker in an old, abandoned building. He was there alone at night to clean. As he was mopping the floors, he heard strange creaking noises coming from the attic. Every time he stopped moving, the noise would stop too. But as soon as he started again, it resumed. He got so scared that he dropped his mop and ran out of the building without looking back.

One horror story is about a factory worker. He was made to work extremely long hours, often 16 - 18 hours a day. There was no proper break time and he was constantly under pressure to meet unrealistic production targets. His health deteriorated rapidly, but the management didn't care. He ended up collapsing at work one day and was hospitalized. After that, he lost his job as the company didn't want to deal with the 'liability'.

Another horror is getting no job security. You could be let go at any moment. I knew someone who was a temp at an office. They hired her for a project but then cancelled the project halfway through and she was out of a job with no warning. Also, sometimes temp jobs don't provide any benefits like health insurance or paid sick leave, which can be a real struggle if you get sick or injured on the job.