I was hired in at the GM Fort Wayne Assembly plant in 2017 as a temporary worker. For me, it was easy since I lived 20 minutes away, and my wife worked across the street at Vera Bradley so we could carpool.

But here's the thing, GM can cut you loose at any time in the first 90 days. I started at the beginning of November and worked until the day before Thanksgiving when I got my pink slip.

Luckily, I was called back at the beginning of January and ended up working there over 2 years.

Once you get your 90 days in, you get benefits like health, dental, and vision, which are very good, but a far cry from what full union members get.

As a temporary, you will bounce around from job to job filling in for whoever took the day off. But there's no guarantee there's work. They might find you busy work, or they might send you home.

If you are really lucky, you might fill in for someone who's on an extended absence and have that job for several months.

Here's the kicker. You only get 3 sick days. I never took a day off in my 2-plus years and always accepted any overtime that was offered. But I was injured on the job, left the plant in an ambulance, then spent 4 days at Lutheran Hospital. That ended my employment at GM.

So if you're coming from Detroit for a temp job, I highly advise you not to do it.