We all know the bs as we see it daily and has been happening for years but I have never been so shocked as I am now. A few years ago I was smart and resigned to go back to school. Except now the industry I went back to school for is suffering so I was hard up for work... I was able to get my job back via a contract company with hopes i would get hired on perm by wf or find a better job before the contract was up..... I came in everyday with a good attitude, i volunteered to read when no one else would, i was back to my desk before break was up, i didn't leave my desk to use the bathroom between breaks because the boss said they don't want to see people doing that and i left my phone an arms length away so I wouldn't violate the cell phone policy... Well I was fired 8 days into the contract because "it wasn't a good fit" or at least that was the reason they gave the contract company... Hmm so I did this exact job you hired me for 4 years and resigned on good terms but now it's not a good fit? Yet everyone in the training group is crocheting on live cam, have their heads down, are having inter office romances via text message (between sites and making drama over it), being blatantly rude to the trainer- but I am the problem? This supervisor just sc--wed me out of being able to get an other wf job because in my 15 years of working for the company and 20 years in working as a whole I have never once been fired but NOW I have to check that freaking box. Thanks bish. Thanks. now im stuck in a year lease i cant get out of after moving back to a small town to take this contract. my job options are now extremely limited and i am completely sc--wed. what a wonderful company to work for- glad i wasted my entire life for them. I am so sick to my stomach and heart broken, and completely alone here. If I didn't have my dog to look after I would walk out into a field and never come back.
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@b6 I agree!
OP, most of the world does not work for WF and they survive, so please keep the big picture of life in mind. Being displaced/fired with no support system is rough, but there are online communities that will support you! Take it one day at a time and grant yourself the grace and compassion you would anyone else.
There’s no loyalty to employees. What’s makes you think they have any loyalty to contractors?
Contractors are not WF employees. Their pay (and maybe benefits) come from the company that hires them. The value for corporations is they can contract for specific skills/talent for a period of time and then cut it loose. WF doesn't owe contractors anything in terms of their careers.
@OP+1k8p73zfv
This is my first post ever on a social media platform & I don’t have any social media accounts. I’m sincerely concerned about your last sentence, “If I didn't have my dog to look after I would walk out into a field and never come back.”. Please keep looking/applying for jobs, keep your head up, network, stay engaged/focused, and you’ll find a better opportunity.
Sounds like you were brought in as a contractor specifically to meet a cut quota.
@a6 You don't seem to get it lol. That's not how "contracting" works usually. If they asked for a lump sum guarantee, the agency would just tell them to go pound sand.
Why do you think big companies like Wells Fargo uses so many contractors? It takes nothing to cut them loose; they certainly aren't paying them in lump sums when they decide to part ways.
If you took a contract... and you have a lease for a year... you should have negotiated your CONTRACT to be -anyone... anyone...- for greater than a year. And/or have a lump sum agreement if not.