#contractor

If you RIFD, may we come as a contractor to Verizon with some vendor and there are no regulations to return?

Several of my peers who left Vz as part of the 2024 HCL deal have recently been hired back as contractors. Would you consider a contractor position if offered?

Are contractors cut before FTEs? It would be weird to cut FTEs but keep contractors.

Saw a very talented guy being laid off for cost-cutting and redundancy.

Funny part, Many of his ideas improved TU's core products and saved a ton of money for the company. I as one of his previous manager was more devastated than he was. He was moved from my project to Onetru forcibly for his talent, now laid off because of onetru/onedev's management failure.

Neustar management is firing loyal, talented full time employees in favor of contract for hires which I bet they have an under the desk deal to line their pockets.

Is the layoff applicable to full time only or contractors are going to be impacted as well? Can organizations sacrifice contractors to meet the 15~20% target and reduce Opex pressure? My organization is loaded with contractors with only a handful of full time employees.

The district manager told my boss (area manager) that he is going to have to cut 1/4 of the 1st level managers. Does anyone know if this is true? I recently switched from a local manager in construction because I thought contractor services would be safer and I wouldn't have to deal with OPT's. Now I am worried because at least before I had people that reported directly to me. Has anyone heard anything concrete? I'm seriously considering volunteering because I cannot handle the stress. My new job is so much better than when I had to babysit union OPT's but I'm afraid I made the wrong move going to "supervising" contractors.

Will the RIF impact any contractors, or just employees?

I heard engineering is going through more cuts. Some staff were quietly let go this week and their last day is tomorrow. They were replaced with off-site contractors.

Anyone hear about this or other cuts in the organization?

Recently got my employment terminated at Nike. I was working as a contractor ETW at Nike. My vendor called me and told me that my contract got terminated due to HR policy violations. This is because as I am a remote employee I went to Nike office occasionally. But I don’t have an active badge. My badge was expired long back. Also, I got a call from local police saying that not to enter Nike property. Anyone saw this kind of stuff happening?

As of December 1, eDOCS will be officially, legally, and technically integrated into NetDocuments. All current employees will transition to contractor status under a six-month probationary period.
In General, contractor roles don't come with benefits such as 401(k), RRSP, or health coverage; dental, vision, because they are considered self-employed.

This presents significant challenges—particularly for U.S.-based employees, who rely heavily on employer-sponsored healthcare. Canadian employees may be somewhat less affected, though ongoing issues with the public healthcare system and lack of private coverage options still pose concerns.

in a call last week MN mentioned five deaths this year from the Angola incident (3 reported deaths) and some other incident. Does anyone know what the other incident was? I think a contractor was also ki-led in Pascagoula due to a fall.

Anyone knows if they will allow hiring of contractors again. I know some groups never stopped hiring but some are still on hold.

because the coast guard is expected to drop Peraton as the prime contrctor, it is easier to cut the subs first and then move on to the prime... IMHO - they have done a poor job supporting the coast guard.

i have heard from multiple uscg feds, contractors, and dhs feds that uscg has wanted to replace them for a while.

This is just my opinion, i dont have any insider info.

Any updates on contractors working for Edward Jones such as CGI, Accenture and Deloitte ? It already seemed like they wanted to fill as many positions with them as possible instead of full time EJ employees, but with the future offshoring seemingly coming down the pike, is there any contracts that anyone has heard of changing or getting canceled.

Contractor for 2+ years, and not looking promising. Job market is tough. This place su-ks and LACKS DIVERSITY, big time. Managers, supervisors, etc don't give a single sh-t.

Any suggestions?

Tactics will be used to simply encourage employees to leave the company.
No relocation
No guarantees
No housing assistance
You are on your own.
Much of the work will be absorbed by Dallas, Contractors, and India.

IT has so many departments and similar functions. IT is a service, why not eliminate most of them by contractors and real IT companies. So many IT workers looking for work with AI so the pay and market availability is now a great time to lower our cost.

1. Cost Savings
2. Access to Expertise and Technology
3. Focus on Core Business
4. Scalability and Flexibility
   5 24/7 Support and Reliability
5. Risk Management

Keep the chemical engineers and people in the field paid well. They are out in refineries and terminals in harsh conditions. Why pay them the same?
Most of them are useless and over paid and couldn’t get another job in the market.
John Deere man look into IT please!!!!!!
So many Losers!!!!

Stemilt will lay off more than 1,500 seasonal workers.
The WARN notice lists 1,561 jobs. Layoffs start Nov. 21, 2025. These are H2A seasonal roles. Contracts end after harvest.

Year round warehouse and shipping jobs are not affected.
Stemilt says most H2A workers return.
The company expects operations to continue normally.
Headquarters is at the Fresh Center in Wenatchee.
Packing sites are in Wenatchee and Stockton, California.

GPC has undertaken a large campaign of offshoring since they hired Naveen Krishna. Eliminating roles based in America for years and only using two contracting companies (TCS + Cognizant) both based in India. The IT dept is now 70% staffed by contractors in India (2500 out of 3500 roles) and over-represented locally by H1b Indians. Locally, the 3100 location that used to be primarily American FTE's is now flooded with Indian contractors. Naveen has kept his direct reports to a homogeneous mix but one level lower you will find gross over-representation of Indians. There are also Perm notice of filings hidden from the public job board.

I saw someone's title is GRVM Application development, does that mean they are contractors ? or hired by the bank with H1B visa ?

I work as a third-party contractor with HCL, in US. Today, me and my colleague (third party contractor), have been told to be relieved in 30 days. This decision has come from CEO as a cost cutting measure.
News is, HCL is releasing all third party contractors, who are on H1 with 30 days notitce.

any contractors on this site, if yes, what's top of your mind and what options we have now that sh-t has hit the fan

I have several contractors that I rely on to deliver infrastructure needs, as well as developmental projects. Do I need to start planning to lose them or are they safe presumably until their contract is over?

Many of the impacted employees are rehired as contractors and silently offering them to full-time.
Many teams have no projects no work they were enjoying the paychecks with no revenue coming from those teams. Heavy favoritism and lobbying going on which teams to retain and teams to be notified to retire. No place for High performers. Junk and people who dont know basics are driving projects they will eventually fail

Amazes me daily contractors loving there positions at XOM. Must be nice to make twice my salary as an hourly contractor. Oh but you get benefits!….Seriously, so do they! And we pay for that. Oh but you will get a pension….. if I’m lucky! If you’re smart only go to ExxonMobil as a contractor. They get treated better than employees. Kudos to the PIP’d ones I’ve seen come back as contractors!….WTF?!?! Not good enough to be an employee, but let us pay you more to be a contractor!…. While we hardly give our employees raises.

Well Ron , you have lied to the flock! State street is hiring contractors and you know what that means there are no internal jobs they want you to quit or get terminated so you don’t get a package. Bravo suspensions, how cheap can it get?

Quote the Raven never more!

They are laying off all onshore contractors and replacing them with offshore resources.

All we care about these days is whoever comes in with the lowest bid! We don’t even condition anymore or account for needing more PMT for a contractor that is a total sh-t show needing more PMT. Total sh-t show contractor and cut the PMT!!!!

Where else is in danger of going the way of Australia? Guyana from the beginning we don’t operate and have contractor doing everything.

Will cybersecurity employees become contractors?

What will the layoff mean for contractors?

https://thebluetalk.com/t/major-fraud-with-1200-contractors-kickbacks/e41y7e

https://www.justice.gov/crt/reporting-unfair-visa-related-employment-practices

https://x.com/HarmeetKDhillon/status/1961520304439595280

Concerning Contractor Hiring Trends and Potential Workforce Impacts

Many departments are currently undergoing an aggressive wave of contractor onboarding, specifically through Infosys, to support ongoing projects. Leadership has indicated that this shift is driven by a desire to reduce long-term costs associated with employee benefits including health, dental, vision, 401(k), and HSA offerings.

This strategic direction raises serious concerns. The scale and intensity of contractor hiring, coupled with the rationale provided, suggest a possible restructuring effort that may include significant layoffs of permanent staff. Employees should be aware that the October–December period could bring substantial workforce reductions.

Encourage all team members to:

📄 Document any unusual activity—including changes in responsibilities, access, or communications.

🛡️ Safeguard employment records and correspondence that may be relevant to future HR or legal inquiries.

⚖️ Explore legal options, including consultation regarding potential class action protections, should patterns of displacement or discriminatory practices emerge.

Transparency and accountability are essential. Let’s stay informed, vigilant, and united.

This is exactly what is going on with all the SVP;s and VP's across ATT and its mobility arms with the vendor initials TM...

https://thebluetalk.com/t/major-fraud-with-1200-contractors-kickbacks/e41y7e

What a joke. I am tired of being in projects with contractors on the verge of going bankrupt not paying their bills. Contractors have been squeezed so hard since COVID it is a total joke what this industry is becoming. Who wants to work with companies that don’t pay their bills and don’t have enough money to do things right or safe? Have to go low cost on everything with poor quality and make us work so much harder to try get it good enough.

Recently let go.

If I get a consulting/contract gig, can I maintain my WF insurance during the duration of the severance period?