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I worked as a contractor for a pretty big company. Recently I got a call that my contract had ended but was told it had nothing to do with my performance as I always got excellent feedback from my boss and coworkers. Any other contractors experience a similar situation? I am mystified as to what happened since I was told repeatedly I was doing a fantastic job I was also told the company went in another direction...but then I found out they hired another contractor who's doing the same job I was. I'm guessing the new person was cheaper.
Some companies have a set limit on the number of months a contractor could work there - such as 18 months. Once that 18 months is over, then the contractor is cut and often a replacement is hired.
It's also possible there was a money situation where they found someone much cheaper. Although this usually occurs when they find off-shore replacements who are often much much cheaper than contractors working within the US.
Possibly there was an issue between the client and your contracting firm - such as maybe they contracting firm is no longer an approved vendor.
It's possible someone they knew from another project was brought in due to having a prior relationship with the client. Such as maybe an expert that worked there for several years as a perm employee left and is now a contractor.
Lastly, it might be that you said the wrong thing to someone 'in power', or that they really weren't as happy with your work as you thought. Sometimes they don't have the guts to say that you aren't working out. Instead, they cut your contract.
Some companies have a set limit on the number of months a contractor could work there - such as 18 months. Once that 18 months is over, then the contractor is cut and often a replacement is hired.
It's also possible there was a money situation where they found someone much cheaper. Although this usually occurs when they find off-shore replacements who are often much much cheaper than contractors working within the US.
Possibly there was an issue between the client and your contracting firm - such as maybe they contracting firm is no longer an approved vendor.
It's possible someone they knew from another project was brought in due to having a prior relationship with the client. Such as maybe an expert that worked there for several years as a perm employee left and is now a contractor.
Lastly, it might be that you said the wrong thing to someone 'in power', or that they really weren't as happy with your work as you thought. Sometimes they don't have the guts to say that you aren't working out. Instead, they cut your contract.
I'm sure that my employer was happy with my work—I had regular performance reviews and consistently got excellent feedback. My supervisor always printed out my time-tracking sheets, and I completed more tasks on average compared to the rest of the team. I was also told repeatedly how quickly I caught on to everything and learned the company's way of doing things. The person from the staffing agency also commented that I got along well with the team. My contract didn't have a limit on it either...it wasn't supposed to be for a few months. It was just kind of infinite or as infinite as a contract these days can be.
It is contract work, not a regular job.
You do what they want you to do and then you are gone. It does not matter how well you get along with others.
It is the nature of the beast.
It is contract work, not a regular job.
You do what they want you to do and then you are gone. It does not matter how well you get along with others.
It is the nature of the beast.
The confusing part, though, is why they hired someone else to do the same exact job as what I was doing. Unless it was a money issue or an issue with the staffing place vs. the client.
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but was told it had nothing to do with my performance as I always got excellent feedback from my boss and coworkers. Any other contractors experience a similar situation? I am mystified as to what happened since I was told repeatedly I was doing a fantastic job 
I was also told the company went in another direction...but then I found out they hired another contractor who's doing the same job I was. I'm guessing the new person was cheaper.
