About those cuts

So there were cuts on the project Sunday night. We worked Sunday, so naturally folks would get the word on whether they were staying with the project before they left, right? Wrong. To avoid an uproar, these folks never tell you while you're on site that you've been cut. This probably makes sense in a "we don't trust you not to go all psycho and shit on us" kind of way, at least from the agency's point of view. Let's face it, a fair number of contract attorneys, notified before they left work that they had been cut, probably would go all psycho and shit on the agency. Or the law firm. Or their coworkers -- former coworkers? -- or random people outside the building. So that's a risk not worth taking. But notice in a timely fashion would be appreciated.

So when did we get notice? By email at 10:10 pm Sunday. God help you if you go to bed early -- fortunately, I don't, but I know folks who were in bed when the email came. As was I, for instance, when the email came just after midnight Friday to let us know what the hours were for Saturday. I realize that as temps we have a high degree of uncertainly in our jobs, but this is really pushing it.