Disingenuous and Retaliatory--Tread Carefully - Project Assistant The Choice Employee Review

The Choice is awesome! I worked with them on two different assignments a few years apart and they were wonderful both times. My second role was a temp to hire position that resulted in a permeant job. The Choice team was always incredibly warm and supportive of me during my time with them.

Lack of paid time off was tough

Fast hiring process, high hourly wage + overtime.

As a contracted employee for another Institution through The Choice, initially, the benefits seemed to outweigh some of the red flags that appeared when I was first onboarded. The first red flag was how quickly they hired and onboarded me. Typically, for the Institution I would be working at, onboarding takes multiple months. Additionally, in one of my first meetings with the company, the President made a comment about my physical appearance, stating that my hair looked unprofessional (it's curly). As a young woman in the workforce, hearing this from a "woman-led" company was very discouraging. Also, the CFO is literally a man, so ... Communication with The Choice was extremely inadequate and unprofessional. After a successful school year at work (the job followed the school calendar for programming), The Choice wrongfully terminated me (and a colleague) when we asked if it was possible to switch to hybrid work during the summer. Immediately, they ended our contract with the Institution without input from our manager (who did not agree with the decision) and demanded that we return our badges and pack up our stuff. Later, we found out that the Institution was ending its relationship with The Choice as a contractor and that The Choice was trying to end the current contract asap to save money.