When I was hired at Maxim I was told that we would be opening an office in the city I lived in and that my 1.5 hour commute would only be for a month or so. This never happened. I was never given any sort of recognition for doing this and sacrificing my entire life. Hell 50 bucks a week in gas would have been awesome! In the interview they also fail to tell you that you will be working a minimum of 52.5 hours in the office per week. This is if everything runs smooth which almost never does. Oh yeah and you receive no lunch break EVER!!! You are chained to your desk! You're also on call on the weekends (this is rotated between the other recruiters). While on call you can expect to get no sleep what so ever. Wondering what on-call is, lets go over that! It's Friday at 5:50pm and you can't wait to get the hell out of there because at this point you've probably put in well over 60 hours but then you realize Sh@*% I'M ON CALL THIS WEEKEND. At six all of the office lines are routed to your cell phone. You begin getting calls immediately and you better be polite. Basically while on call you're at the whim of every irresponsible nurse that you have on your roster. I heard the gammit of reasons why "I can't go to work" (this could be at any time of the day or night). Then you get to stop whatever it is that you're doing and staff a shift which in some instances is a life threatening situation. I personally do not have patience for this. In my 10 month tenure I missed one day (for which I was fired for missing). The dynamics in the office are strange. It's a constant game between the recruiters and the clynical staff which makes a very stressful work environment even more stressful. This company preys on starving recent college grads sells you on the wonderful "opportunity" and then works you like a dog. When you can't take it anymore they fire you or you quit! The pay is also a joke! For all the above mentioned work you make $31,200 a year! Do the math! My suggestion unless you just flat out cannot find another job......go for it, atleast you'll find out what you don't want to do! I am thankful for that!!!
