General Discussion

I’ve seen an entire floor of people laid off in an afternoon with no warning. I’ve seen several contracts cancelled abruptly and all staff immediately laid off. Correct me if I’m wrong, but it sounds like you’re subcontracting to a contractor who has the Government contract on which you were working. That’s about as precarious as it gets. In my experience, a Government contractor will sometimes cut you some slack if you are an employee of the company, but not if you are an independent contractor.

Having said that, getting laid off abruptly is a real shock, and I’m very sorry that you’re going through this. I can only imagine the shock that Government employees - especially long-timers - are going through after being fired by DOGE. One of the greatest benefits of working for the Government used to be rock solid job security (except during the occasional RIF). Being fired - especially without cause - is just not in their life experience. There’s a lot of trauma out there under this administration.