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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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[–] 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.