legal in Chicago, post it here, including temp work. I haven't found a single one that doesn't deal in pure bologna. They tell you Temp to Hire, to get your hopes up, they know that direct hire is rare, and when they pull the rug from under you, they will tell you that it was budget cuts. Why would a company pay for costly medical insurance when they can get a temp? Their is no time limit a person can temp for so it could be a temp for years. That is true. Like I said, staffing agencies have become the outsourced Human Resources Departments for these companies. They use staffing agencies just to save money. Of course, they can't guarantee that they're going to hire you on permanently. That's up to the company that they send you to. I used to think that way myself, but not anymore. You talk about how bad the economy is. The staffing agency industry is growing, while the other companies simply lay people off and have hiring freezes. If they want to hire somebody, they use a temp agency instead. I have even seen postings that state the pay when you become perm. For one, how do they know for sure that it will, how long you will be a temp if they do decide to have you temp for months or more, and how can a perm wage be determined before they see how well the person does work out. They may