time keeping

We had 3 people late on their interview today:

• a girl in her twenties with poor hair extensions late by 20 minutes and excuse about not being able to park her car anywhere because she had no change to pay for the car park. Little S's answered that next time she should maybe leave home on time and make sure she has a petite cash.
• a guy with dreadlocks saying we are racists because we are not going to see him when he was late for an hour and fifteen minutes for his interview. Reason of lateness was that he was feeling poorly. Well I wouldn't get my job if I was so late so why somebody else should get such chance?
• a guy in a suit who was late by 2 days. Was told to come on Friday at 10am and showed up Tuesday at 11.30am. When asked why he answered that he couldn't come on Friday because he had birthday and he decided to pop in on other day

why do I care?

Last month had been a bit difficult for me. I had 2 accidents, and had to take a loan to buy new car. My friends had been splitting and coming back and some other friends expected me to give up everything to help them... and that what I wanted to write about.
Some people think that you are obligated to find them a job because you have partied together, lived together or know somebody that they know. No matter to them is the fact that you know that they drink every day or that on most of the occasions they didn't show up to other work. Lets say that Mr T is trying this with me:
- so why you didn't send me to work, M went, S went and you didn't send me in?!
- because I don't believe that you will get up at 5am to be at work at 6
- i could do that for a day or two.
- I know, but it is ongoing work for a next 8 weeks and you wouldn't do it for so long. I need to give my clients somebody who will do whole 8 weeks period...
- but I'm your friend...
And what I should say now? That my reputation depends on people that I send to work? That it's fine to have lazy and chilled out friends but it is a pain in back side to have lazy and chilled out workforce?

29.06.2012 friday of "I'm not bothered"

-So why you didn't you go to work today?
-Because you didn't pay me for one day last week.
-So why didn't you call us and said that there is something wrong and just go to work and have full weeks work this week. We would sort the money out for you.
- Well I'm calling you now...
- But its 9.30 and you should be at work already!
- Well I don't care, I want my money now! I will not work untill you pay me.
- So you not showed up to work and you expect me to give you more work after that???
- Yes! I'm a good worker!

Of course she will be paid missing day, if she let us know she would be paid at 14.00 today because it was just typing mistake. But now not only she will be paid basic rate for this week but also she had lost her premium and work on 6months contract.

Where is the logic?

Working in recruitment you see a lot of weird and ridiculous things. Some of them irritate me, some make me laugh but mostly they weaken my faith in human beings.