Yeah, so remember that job where I was temping, and they were supposed to give me an offer, but they kept making me come in and temp, saying the offer was "coming"?

Yeah, so I quit that job. Only, how can you quit a temp job that was supposed to end last Thursday? I would come in Wednesday, and they'd say, "Thursday is the last day we'll need you," and then I'd come in Thursday and they'd say, "I'm going to need you to work until Monday." At, like, 60% of what I would be allegedly earning if I was a real employee. And. . .just so, so many other things that showed me they didn't really respect me or any of the other employees there. That's kind of more hectic than I need, so I'm out.

It's also sort of soured me on the temp-to-perm or the "work for X months then get a raise" probationary period. California is an at-will state, so anyone can be fired at any time for any reason, and having had now two unpleasant experiences at places with those kinds of policies, I think I want to steer clear of them. If you can't trust your decision-making, don't like decision-making, or keep having people burn out such that you don't want to hire someone "for reals" until 3 months have passed--I don't think we've got a meeting of the minds.

What are your Job Seeker Rules? Or preferences? Like, another for me is--I'm tall. It is really a benefit if I work somewhere with a desk that can be raised a few inches so I don't have to hunch or cross my legs in a funny way. That's not a deal-breaker, but it's definitely something I try to find out beforehand, without sounding like a crazy, demanding person. Another thing I've learned: pay attention to that sinking feeling. I've taken a job that sounded great on paper but that I felt was a terrible fit for me--it lasted three months.