High hopes,,, Left wanting! - Anonymous employee Epitec Employee Review

I had High Hopes for Epite, after all of the Pushing and pushing to get all of the paper work done it was a big RUSH, my stare day was on a Monday a gave two weeks noticed to my former employer but when Friday afternoon rolled around I received a call from my recureter informing me that they needed to push my start day out a week and a half! Also take note the you will be going for at lest 4 weeks with out a paycheck. for me it was 6 weeks. Epitec did give me a small advance of $1000.00 (before taxes) at least I could buy grocery, I am single parent and this was a Major Mistake on there part. Befits looked good on paper until I was employed, less the a month the my cost of my health care went up $200.00 a month. (not a happy camper) even thought Its in my contract for a set price. When I called my recruiter and left voice mail after voice mail I got no response! once I was in the system I got no call backs from her. so when I call the HR folks there comment was " yes that increase took us all by surprise" Wages were a another item all together, I gave them a range to go for and they brought me in at the bottom and I was told that, that's the best they could do. after I have been working for a month I got a coworker for my former employer. we were making the same wage, however after he was on boarded I found out he wage was $10,000.00 more. same job, same skills. if I make it through my 1 year contract I will be looking for some major renegotiation. This can be a major factor for anyone who cannot go that long between pay days, One last item Make sure you get a list of the Holidays from the company you will be employed with I was off the Dec 18th until the 5th of January and received 3 days of holiday pay. Sure they offed me my vacation time but this sucks.