Quitting a temp/perm job

Any company that lies about job descriptions is a company you don't want to work for.

They count on people like you who think you owe it to them, so no - Don't stick it out. It will frustrate you and leave you less likely to find other work.

To be fair it was the agency that misled me. I applied for an admin position (how it was described on their site). It seems as though, with the previous temp quitting last week, the agency were under pressure to fill the vacancy as quickly as possible.

The only reason I'm considering sticking it out is for the reference and to bridge the gap on my CV.

Unless you're making friends with the people there, you won't get a reference. Seriously - Dump the job. When I was younger, I had a job for an admin position and here was the interview:

"Hi. Are you here for the sales position?"
"No, no. I'm here for the office position."
"The sales position has a lot more upward mobility."
"Oh, thank you, but no. I'm interested in the office position."
"But think of how much more money you could earn in sales."
"I actually prefer office positions."
"That position has been filled."
"The ad was placed yesterday. Did you trick me in to coming here?"
"If we placed an ad for a salesperson, nobody would show up!"
"That should tell you something. Thank you for wasting my time and yours."

Seriously. The bait and switch to get you in to sales positions is a tried and true tactic for young people and it's horrific.

Phone the agency and tell them. I guarantee they didn't know about this and didn't mean to mislead you - That's their credibility on the line. They will probably drop the client and set you up with a different job.

Or continue along your current path. That's an option and your next few weeks will certainly be the exact same as your first few days.

I think that's what I'll do. Still unsure as to whether or not this rules out listing the job on my CV as I can't imagine potential employers will be to impressed with someone who quit a job, but if I don't list it it looks as though I've been out of work for three months.

Catch 22, I guess.

Sorry to hear about your bad experience. Don't worry about the gap on your CV honestly. Just say something like you were taking a break whilst deciding what you wanted to do that's how I explain it. Employers don't really care too much as long as you're a good candidate for the job your going for.

When I've been applying for jobs of late, agencies have asked straight away why I've been out of work and what I've been doing in the meantime.

I'm tempted to list it, even if I don't stick it out, and see if I'm OK to contiue using my previous job before this one as a reference. Can you pick and choose your references or do you have list your most recent job?

You normally have two references. Your most recent employer and the other of your choice is how it usually goes

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You can completely ignore two weeks temping for CV purposes.

Eh? As in potential future employers/agencies won't even bother asking for references?

No, as in working for someone for just two weeks isn't long enough for any future employer to consider a reference from there worthwhile. It's not even worth mentioning on a CV unless it is your only evidence of some super-relevant piece of experience.

Basically two week sof work is worth it for the money, but doesn't usually provide anything useful for future employers.