Now THAT is power

As the project draws to its herky-jerky, inevitable end, most people are worried about being let go before they find another place to land. Unfortunately, as several folks I know have let me know, that is not all they have to worry about. Apparently, the agencies are so powerful and control our lives to such an extent that they know 1) when we are about to be let go by the law firm even though they have not yet been told, and 2) are able to fire you from projects you aren't even on. Doubt me? Try this, an email received by at least three people I know regarding another law firm's part of this project, even though none of them are working for the agency or the law firm in question (remember the entry about the middle hand, and how I didn't want to talk about what the middle hand was doing while I was talking about the left and the right hand? Yeah, so this is from the agency representing the firm that is the middle hand. If you don't understand this, you can read through previous posts, or you can refer to the title of the blog.):

Thanks – we are still waiting for the official list from [the law firm] as to who is ending, but it sounds like you are!  

We are staffing a new review and wanted to see if you would be interested in assisting!  Please read below for details and let me know ASAP if you are interested:  

Hard to decide what is the main problem with this email. Is it the whole "Hey, we don't know who's getting fired, but you're getting fired" vibe, or is it the WE'RE FIRING YOU FROM A PROJECT YOU ARE NOT ON vibe. Not that is power.