I recently experienced an incredibly unprofessional and insulting situation at my job. I was in a contract-to-hire role that started in April and was supposed to last for four months. Today, I received an email from someone new at the company who had just been hired for the same role as me. He reached out to see if I could help him get acquainted with our systems, which caught me off guard since I had no idea who he was. I decided to message my manager for clarification, and during our call, he informed me that they had found a full-time person for the role and that my last day would be next Friday. To make matters worse, he mentioned that someone should have notified me about this change. Then, he asked if I could get on a call with the new hire to explain everything to him, which I found incredibly insulting. Not only was I blindsided by the news that my contract was ending a month early, but now I was being asked to assist my replacement on the same day I learned I was being let go. I had to keep my emotions in check and reluctantly agreed to the call, but I had no intention of actually doing it. Instead, I sent him an email with a couple of documents and kept it very formal and to the point, without any pleasantries. It's one thing to not hire me, but it's another to end my contract early without any warning. Finding out about my replacement through him was just the cherry on top of this unprofessional experience. While I'm still technically employed until the end of next week, I plan to put in minimal effort.
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