I worked as a temp once and I happened to be there when the company celebrated their 75th birthday. They handed out gifts and bonuses for employees and had a great party. I wasn't part of any of it, but I was okay with it. On the day, they handed out chocolates for the hundreds of employees, but not temps. That was a low blow for me. I didn't expect gifts or money, but not be given a freaking chocolate that would have cost them 10 cents more? Really? It only made everyone uncomfortable.

Ok so you'd rather take something good that many people look forward to as a perk of their job just to accommodate you? I get it that you feel unappreciated or overlooked, but that's the job world for you.

A salary is way more expensive than a meal out and an Xmas bonus.

Sorry that you can't figure how 1 time expenses are comparatively smaller in the long run than the full time wage and benefits they would need to pay for every single week/month/year you are there Maybe you weren't hired on because your math skills suck? MERRY CHRISTMAS!

temp is key word. you were hired for as long as they need you and that's all they owe you. I was a temp and got hired last year. I know the feeling of not getting benefits or holidays off but I signed the papers and was glad I was making money.

Technically as a temp you're not employed by the company. You actually work for the Temp company and you just happen to do your work there. Still better than one of my temp jobs where they let us all go and told us 3 days before Christmas, after telling us for weeks what the holiday schedules would be. Really motivated me not to be a temp anymore.

temps?

Yes. It if they hired you all the other staff would miss out on their enormous Christmas bonuses and their amazing restaurant meals. Employers always make up some excuse not to give pay rises. Not to hire more staff. Good luck

I seriously feel for you. I work at a cooperation and we have temps there, and most of the time they don't hire them, because the cost less and do the most work. while you there look for something else, where you'll be appreciated and be well compensate. A lot of them companies will make you believe that you're getting somewhere when you really not

Working there for a few weeks doesn't really entitle you to what full time employees get. Also, the company spending a few thousand dollars on one night is far cheaper than one person's yearly salary. That's probably why they say that they can't afford to hire you, in addition to them probably not having enough work for you all the time. That is why companies hire temps for the TEMPORARY increased seasonal workload.