Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Contract Worker Faces Ultimatum After Leaving Government Office
A contract worker said they were warned by their department.
The warning was about leaving work without telling senior staff.
The worker had been at the company for a little more than one and a half years.
Their contract may allow them to become a permanent employee if their work is satisfactory.
The worker said the department gave them three choices.
They could apologise, resign, or be terminated.
The account does not explain whether the worker accepted any option.
It also does not provide the company’s full response.
A contract worker at a government company received a formal warning from the department.
The warning concerned leaving the office without informing senior staff or the department head.
The worker said they had been employed for a little over 1.5 years.
Under the contract, the worker may be absorbed as an employee if their work is satisfactory.
The worker said they were asked to apologise, resign, or face termination.
- Who
- A contract worker at a government company and the worker’s department.
- What
- The worker received a formal warning after leaving the office without informing senior staff and said they were asked to apologise, resign, or face termination.
- When
- Recently; the worker said they had been employed for a little over 1.5 years.
- Where
- At a government company.
- Why
- The department said the worker left the office without informing senior staff or the department head.
- Employment status
- Contract worker
- Workplace
- Government company
- Length of service
- A little over 1.5 years
- Warning
- Formal departmental warning
- Reported conduct
- Leaving the office without informing senior staff or the department head
- Contract possibility
- Absorption as an employee if work is satisfactory
- Reported choices
- Apologise, resign, or face termination