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Should I even take my current job seriously anymore, now that I’ve been told my contract won’t be renewed? (feddit.org)

submitted 3 days ago by hammrd@feddit.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This happens in Germany, but I’m curious to know what the situation is like in other countries.

My current contract with a division of a state-owned company expires at the end of May—in two months. My current division won’t be renewing it. I say “division” because I wasn’t fired; it’s more like I’ve been transferred to a different position, though I wouldn’t call it a demotion.

I didn't ask why, because supervisors have lied to me in the past, and if a supervisor doesn't want me, what good would it do to insist on knowing the reason? He made his mind up.

This came as a complete surprise to me. I found this job easy and enjoyable, and that’s all I could ask for in a job.

I’ve already received an offer from a former supervisor who somehow found out that I’m being “let go.” I don’t particularly like this person, but some of the colleagues there are really nice. That seems to be the easiest option right now.

I really don’t feel like working, and I don’t want to apply for jobs either. It’s so terribly exhausting.

Before you write that I should make an effort to show my company how good and motivated I am… nobody here cares about that. There are coworkers who call in sick several days a week in situations like this and still haven’t been fired. Why shouldn’t I be one of them?

I really don't want to work.

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’ve already received an offer from a former supervisor who somehow found out that I’m being “let go.” I don’t particularly like this person, but some of the colleagues there are really nice. That seems to be the easiest option right now.

this part is stunning to me as an american since it's spent so much time either unable to find a job and or looking for a job that it's hard to imagine refusing something that's already on offer; i've survived by taking whatever i can get and i've thanked the stars that i work in a field with enough need and pay to keep me alive.

[+] sundaylab@lemmy.ml -11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's the keyword. American. OP is most likely living in Germany where you get money from the government even if you don't work. It may be little but enough to survive. This is the reason that people there may choose to not work at all. Quite sad I must say.

I would not be able to vegetate like this. I need and want to work. It's not fun but a part of life.

Anyway. Hope things will someday get better where you are so you don't have to work only to survive but can enjoy life a bit more.

[–] Zahtu@feddit.org 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

sorry, that's not the situation germany is in at all. Its just that we have a stable social welfare net that will catch you up. no one wants to live in the social welfare net forever, as the saying goes, its too much to die, too less to live. but the story above, as far as it sounded to me, was, that he would be transfered to a new job within the same company, and asks now whether he should put in any effort at all, as his previous supervisor apparently did not appreciate his work at all. He is now considering, what to do until May, whether he should lie low, call in sick etc. until his transfer is completed.

[–] sundaylab@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

I really don’t feel like working, and I don’t want to apply for jobs either. It’s so terribly exhausting.

This sentence makes me think that OP doesn't want to work at all but I may be mistaken.

Regarding living on welfare in Germany. Yes, it's not much but if you compare that to the U.S.A. then you are good off.

I never lived there so my opinion is purely based on reading and videos I've been seeing over the years. From having a job and a roof over your head to being homeless seems to be just a step away. Then you have those stories of people having 2 or 3 jobs. Are those cases really so isolated or is it a reality for lots of people?

In Germany this is unthinkable.