The race to the bottom
We abhor the temporary IT staffing model common today; the prospective staff are sought on a last-minute basis filtered by misconfigured, mindless Applicant Tracking Systems hired by recruiters largely innocent of IT knowledge treated as virtual slaves by client companies frequently dismissed when they cannot conjure miracles frequently dismissed on a whim, or by mismanagement discarded, often with little or no notice, after the assignment treated with no regard for their well-being This cruel system corrupts clients makes the hapless staffers cynical and mistrustful provides poor matches between jobs and prospects incentivises dishonesty on all sides clouds and confuses the market wastes tremendous amounts of money and time . This pernicious, awful system is slowly breaking down with time, and is sustained only because of power imbalances , inertia and indolence. Granted, there are still a few conscientious companies and people working in the staffing