Google cuts team of contractors who went on strike::Google previously said the team of YouTube Music contractors were not employees since they were hired by Cognizant.
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I’m not sure what contract workers with an ending contract would have expected? I’m not fan of Google, but that’s not how contracts work. I’m sure that’s why they hire contractors to begin with.
The issue is, if you want a job in this sort of field, 90% of the time it is contract, with no option or ability to switch over to permanency. I have worked for several years in my current IT job, but I am technically a contractor, and every 6 months, I need to make peace with the fact that I might not have a job for no reason. I definitely do not rock the boat, because even though they’re “not allowed” to fire me if I join a union, they only have to wait till the end of the contract to find another worker bee.
Well, you want a job in IT. If you don’t like contract, use this employed time to find a non-contract IT job.
The world is due for a big round of anti-trust break ups.
The thing is that these contractors shouldn’t expect to be in the same level as a regular employee in terms of importance. And if they didn’t fire these people, but they simply didn’t bother to renew the contract, then that solidifies that position.
This past few months (can’t recall how long it has been) have been full of layoffs across various industries. Their position just became even weaker.
I mean… Contractors.
Not employees
