Was told my contract cannot be extended by a further year as they’re moving away from contractors and have budget issues. Four weeks after leaving, my contractor role is being advertised on LinkedIn and they didn’t respond to my email.

Final call with director he told me if anything changes I'll be the first to know. So yes, it's clear they weren't honest about their reason for not extending my contract, but what under what scenario is it better than they lied about it instead of giving me honest feedback and the real reason? Electronic Arts by the way. Absolutely shameful company.