So I found out yesterday that instead of a longer contract, my job is being civilianized.
I should get an 89 extension to get me through the holidays, but after that nothing is certain; probably not getting the 6 month contract that was on their radar until yesterday.
Issue is this: They wanted 3-year uniformed contracts. Someone in a big city (Ottawa? Toronto?) said no: Civilians are what you get.
It's being done through Temporary Help Services – Ontario Region. Which depending on how I read the email is either the people we get our civilians from or just another front that the paperwork passes through to hire from a temp agency.
I had a lot of difficulty finding a *maybe* working email address, but I already sent an email asking how I join.
I have no idea how I'd find out what temp agency to join if they were going that route and then; how do I make sure I have a shot at the job? I have friends who worked for these agencies and they are highly political and rife with nepotism. I can't see how a guy walking in off the street would ever get a shot at a 48 week contract, no matter that I am already trained and experienced for the position.
So ideas on that front (join Temporary Help Services – Ontario Region? Get a temp agency to hire me and give me one of the slots?) would be welcome.
Do I have any grounds for redress? CF Ombudsman? Member of Parliament? No one promised me anything, but all along they've made it seem like it was going to happen. Literally last week when someone who'd worked here before as a civilian was snooping around, I even asked about if they would get civilians in here again and they told me flat-out no, it would never happen.
My job prospects are basically non-existent. My CT is frozen, my VOT is looking unlikely and there may not be and currently are no other REOs for my rank in the area. This is the best job I've ever had, I'm good at it and I've worked hard to be good at it. I don't want to loose it. But I only got it because someone tipped me off about it and put in a good word for me. Previous to that I was plugging away at the job hunting game and the score (yes I kept score) was 114 to nothing when I got this job and that was after a serious resume makeover and workshop from employment Canada. Before that all my job hunting experiences were similar. I've been in the army 12.5 years and worked for Corps of Commissionaires; I can't convince anyone else to look at me and yes; I've applied to flip burgers.
But I'm not looking for job hunting advice. I'm just putting that out there to drive home how backed into a corner I am.
Thanks for your time.
I should get an 89 extension to get me through the holidays, but after that nothing is certain; probably not getting the 6 month contract that was on their radar until yesterday.
Issue is this: They wanted 3-year uniformed contracts. Someone in a big city (Ottawa? Toronto?) said no: Civilians are what you get.
It's being done through Temporary Help Services – Ontario Region. Which depending on how I read the email is either the people we get our civilians from or just another front that the paperwork passes through to hire from a temp agency.
I had a lot of difficulty finding a *maybe* working email address, but I already sent an email asking how I join.
I have no idea how I'd find out what temp agency to join if they were going that route and then; how do I make sure I have a shot at the job? I have friends who worked for these agencies and they are highly political and rife with nepotism. I can't see how a guy walking in off the street would ever get a shot at a 48 week contract, no matter that I am already trained and experienced for the position.
So ideas on that front (join Temporary Help Services – Ontario Region? Get a temp agency to hire me and give me one of the slots?) would be welcome.
Do I have any grounds for redress? CF Ombudsman? Member of Parliament? No one promised me anything, but all along they've made it seem like it was going to happen. Literally last week when someone who'd worked here before as a civilian was snooping around, I even asked about if they would get civilians in here again and they told me flat-out no, it would never happen.
My job prospects are basically non-existent. My CT is frozen, my VOT is looking unlikely and there may not be and currently are no other REOs for my rank in the area. This is the best job I've ever had, I'm good at it and I've worked hard to be good at it. I don't want to loose it. But I only got it because someone tipped me off about it and put in a good word for me. Previous to that I was plugging away at the job hunting game and the score (yes I kept score) was 114 to nothing when I got this job and that was after a serious resume makeover and workshop from employment Canada. Before that all my job hunting experiences were similar. I've been in the army 12.5 years and worked for Corps of Commissionaires; I can't convince anyone else to look at me and yes; I've applied to flip burgers.
But I'm not looking for job hunting advice. I'm just putting that out there to drive home how backed into a corner I am.
Thanks for your time.