I lost my job today [View All]

[undeterred]

I was up all night oncall for the job and working at home this morning when I got the call. My two female co-workers have had a hostile attitude towards me from the beginning- about 7 weeks ago. My agency and the manager have had conversations which really didn't result in much.

Yesterday the ladies finally gave me the oncall schedule for November-December. That's right, the oncall schedule for November-December with the news that I am on call 24 hours a day for 7 days from Dec 23 - Dec 30. There are only 2 billable days during that time because the company has holidays before and after Christmas and New Years. So that's 5 non work days that I would have to be available 24 hours a day without being paid unless I am actually called. Including Christmas.

I emailed the manager indicating that I was upset about the short notice of being on call during the holidays- I had been asking for the schedule for weeks- and I asked if I could bill regular time for the unpaid days off.

His response was to call my agency and fire me because he didn't like the "tone" of my email.

Being a contractor totally sucks. They expect a whole-life kind of sacrifice and commitment, but they don't even owe you a show of respect.