Employed as a tradesman carpenter 12 months ago as a casual worker while working 40+ hours a week in a time when the company was inundated with work and desperate for an extra hand. Often found myself alone in the workshop working through jobs and tasks for the company with plenty of work to get through however I was more than happy to be thrown in the deep end of a new company while simultaneously helping them out during a time of a heavy work load.
Fast forward 12 months and things have quieted down, not as many jobs and the writing was on the wall that there were one to many tradesmen in the company. As I was the only casual at the time despite being under the impression I was on a probation period, I knew the tap on the shoulder was imminent.
Returned from my lunch last Friday and was called into the office and the typical conversation took place of having to let me go due to the demand of work declining. I was told to pack up my tools and head for the door. In the space of 2 hours I found myself working to loading my tools up in my car.
I’m more than aware that the company is not obligated to give me notice however it would have cost them nothing to let me know at the start of the working week so that I could get a jump on job searching.
Moral of the story is no matter what you have done for an employer, never expect courtesy in return.