Perspective client here in below sea levels asks me for a letter of reference and a letter explaining the reason why my contract was not renewed (why? but anyway...) from one of my previous agencies in UK.
It happens that that particular agency no longer exists as such, all personnel including my recruiter were sacked at one point and their offices have been replaced with staff from its parent company (multinational recruitment group).
Perspective client not happy. So I ring the office and I ask to speak to payroll. New manager picks the phone and says she can't give me a reference because she doesn't know me. I say:"Can you at least verify I was recruited by you?". She says no because she knows nothing about the old agency and she's been there for three months.
I say:"Do you not have any record anywhere?". She says:"Ok, email me your details and I'll see what I can do".
That was a week ago.
Question: could she have been less professional than that? Surely a branch manager should give some sort of f@kc about previous contractors?
Or is it because I'm not in the country, then I don't exist anymore?
It happens that that particular agency no longer exists as such, all personnel including my recruiter were sacked at one point and their offices have been replaced with staff from its parent company (multinational recruitment group).
Perspective client not happy. So I ring the office and I ask to speak to payroll. New manager picks the phone and says she can't give me a reference because she doesn't know me. I say:"Can you at least verify I was recruited by you?". She says no because she knows nothing about the old agency and she's been there for three months.
I say:"Do you not have any record anywhere?". She says:"Ok, email me your details and I'll see what I can do".
That was a week ago.
Question: could she have been less professional than that? Surely a branch manager should give some sort of f@kc about previous contractors?
Or is it because I'm not in the country, then I don't exist anymore?
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