Today, I confronted my manager about some very unprofessional behavior I experienced during my contract-to-hire role at the company. I started this position expecting it to last four months, but I found out my contract was ending early when my replacement reached out to me for training. It was incredibly frustrating to learn this way, especially since my manager never communicated the decision directly to me. Instead, I was told that the new director wanted to bring in someone else for the role. I’ve been trying to finish out my contract professionally, but the way this transition was handled left me disappointed. When my manager asked me to meet with my replacement today, I expressed my feelings about being blindsided and how unprofessional the situation was. I suggested that I’d prefer to avoid a meeting since I had already sent over the necessary documents. In response, my manager was dismissive and threatened to inform my agency about my reluctance to meet. He implied that as a contractor, it was my job to comply without question. Instead of acknowledging my frustration, he accused me of being unprofessional and claimed I was hard to reach for work-related tasks. I attended every scheduled meeting, and the only time I missed a call was due to a scheduling error on his part. There were also instances where he failed to provide proper guidance and then criticized my work without prior discussion. I felt like I was thrown into a chaotic situation with little support and no feedback until they decided to replace me. I told him that there was no point in arguing further; I would complete my tasks while under payroll. However, I also mentioned that it wasn’t fair to label me as unprofessional when they didn’t give me proper notice. It feels like they view me as less than human simply because I’m a contractor. A simple message informing me of the change would have sufficed, even if it was disappointing news. As a final step, I removed and blocked my manager on LinkedIn to distance myself from this negative experience.