This happens in Germany, but I’m curious to know what the situation is like in other countries.
My current contract with a division of a state-owned company expires at the end of May—in two months. My current division won’t be renewing it. I say “division” because I wasn’t fired; it’s more like I’ve been transferred to a different position, though I wouldn’t call it a demotion.
I didn’t ask why, because supervisors have lied to me in the past, and if a supervisor doesn’t want me, what good would it do to insist on knowing the reason? He made his mind up.
This came as a complete surprise to me. I found this job easy and enjoyable, and that’s all I could ask for in a job.
I’ve already received an offer from a former supervisor who somehow found out that I’m being “let go.” I don’t particularly like this person, but some of the colleagues there are really nice. That seems to be the easiest option right now.
I really don’t feel like working, and I don’t want to apply for jobs either. It’s so terribly exhausting.
Before you write that I should make an effort to show my company how good and motivated I am… nobody here cares about that. There are coworkers who call in sick several days a week in situations like this and still haven’t been fired. Why shouldn’t I be one of them?
I really don’t want to work.
You mention before anyone says to show your company how good you are… the comoany isn’t a person, it doesn’t care. But in most places, who you know matters more. So the question you have to ask is… of all the people who would know you stopped working now, would any be the type that when asked about you, would mention that. Or are any the type who would mention that you didn’t just phone it in (american expression) if asked about you in general. I say this because having people who would say positive things like that about me has been the key to getting the best jobs I’ve had. So there is some value there. That said, I find it really hard to give a shit when I know I am done at a place.