Client Terminating My Contract Early With No Valid Reason

[Bee]

OMG

[northernladuk]

Brave with an infraction. Maybe you aren't taking it seriously enough.

[Willy Win]

No, you didn't make it clear that it was another contractor. It's you. Sorry.

Why not just say then? It's quite easy to do.... another contractor was told exactly why they were being canned, due to their poor management style and inability to get on with another person. I asked three separate client stakeholders, including my boss who is also in fact a contractor and all said there was no negative feedback or problem with my performance. It's a re-org or 'shake-up' (!).

[northernladyuk]

Why not just say then? It's quite easy to do.... another contractor was told exactly why they were being canned, due to their poor management style and inability to get on with another person. I asked three separate client stakeholders, including my boss who is also in fact a contractor and all said there was no negative feedback or problem with my performance. It's a re-org or 'shake-up' (!).

You're not entitled to feedback. You've asked and got the only answer you will get, truthful or not truthful. Best this is to accept it with professional grace and wrap everything up as well as you can for a handover. This is usually remembered. If you need to sound off about it, this is a good enough place if you don't mind the old man giving you a hard time, but din';t do it on client site.

Start looking for your next thing.

[Lance]

So what do I say to other potential clients? The truth? I just get the impression that clients and agencies alike become rather suspicious when you explain your contract was terminated early due to a re-org. Sounds like a lame reason. Another contractor friend of mine advised I just say my contract was a 3 month one to avoid questions but I'm not so sure about telling porkies...

Your contract is no business of a future client. All they need to know is what you did, for whom, and for how long. End of.

[SueEllen]

Why not just say then? It's quite easy to do.... another contractor was told exactly why they were being canned, due to their poor management style and inability to get on with another person. I asked three separate client stakeholders, including my boss who is also in fact a contractor and all said there was no negative feedback or problem with my performance. It's a re-org or 'shake-up' (!).

Oh you are still moaning.

The client decided they didn't need your particular skills.

Now move on and start looking for a new contract. You have already been told what to say by other posters if asked why your contract ended.

[LondonManc]

Why not just say then? It's quite easy to do.... another contractor was told exactly why they were being canned, due to their poor management style and inability to get on with another person. I asked three separate client stakeholders, including my boss who is also in fact a contractor and all said there was no negative feedback or problem with my performance. It's a re-org or 'shake-up' (!).

They're being polite about shafting you. If it's a re-org, what's the new contractor going to be doing that you couldn't? I could understand it, for example, if you're a software guy but they wanted someone with more networking experience. It's them then, not you. That said, it's over, so as long as you can say that there was a re-org and you were a victim of politics, you will be fine. Or blame it on Brexit, lots of management failings will be this year.

[northernladyuk]

Oh you are still moaning.

The client decided they didn't need your particular skills.

Now move on and start looking for a new contract. You have already been told what to say by other posters if asked why your contract ended.

People need somewhere to complain and better here than at the client site. I can see that it's annoying to be given notice like that.

[vadhert]

OP seems a bit snowflakey by wanting a reason / justification for being canned.

Pick yourself up, dust yourself down, find a new gig and carry on invoicing.

Rinse and repeat.

[rocktronAMP]

You're not entitled to feedback. You've asked and got the only answer you will get, truthful or not truthful. Best this is to accept it with professional grace and wrap everything up as well as you can for a handover. This is usually remembered. If you need to sound off about it, this is a good enough place if you don't mind the old man giving you a hard time, but din';t do it on client site.

Start looking for your next thing.

I agree that you cannot force someone to give you feedback. Professionally inside a contractor, it is good idea to get a feedback once a month. Even if it is casual, it shows that you care about your career. In might even, depending on the answers, you get back provide a klaxon bell about situations like this one: being canned.