Palo Alto Technology

So, a recruiter [who I will not name, to be nice] from this office sourced me online. He pitched a local [Bay Area] contract. The screening/​interview process was a bit touch and go. Initially, I backed away from the req because the phone tag dance dragged out for over a month and in the interim I received multiple job offers elsewhere. A month later, he reappeared to say the req was still open and the manager was still interested in me. This time, I decided to accept.
First, the good —
1. After accepting, the onboarding process was as efficient and painless as I have experienced anywhere.
2. The interactions I had with the Palo Alto location (vs. Beverly Hills) were very good
3. Direct deposit for the first check, and they pay weekly. They also pay on time. There is no awkward first paycheck billing lag.
The not-​so-​good —
1. The recruiter made multiple inaccurate statements throughout the process.
⁃ Advertised benefits (false)
⁃ Said the entire team was temp-​to-​perm and the client had already converted most of the team (not possible to be more false)
⁃ Misunderstood the req and seemed to be sourcing for the wrong skills. There were a lot of surprises, once I started the assignment.
2. The rate for this position was substantially lower than market.
3. When I decided to end the contract, I was hoping i could deal with the agency more-​so than the client. The rep did not respond. Instead, I got a slew of heated messages from the client for a week following my resignation.
I realize terminating a contract early sucks for all parties involved and in a perfect world I would have given plentiful notice, but that just wasn’t possible here. It would have been nice if the staffing folks buffered some of the backlash from the client.
Basically, I felt the recruiter was more interested in filling the role than 100% understanding it and finding the best fit for a fair price (which would then increase the odds of someone completing the assignment). I am assuming this is not the experience to be had with every recruiter (or job) through this agency, but it was mine.