Were the type of jobs in the announcement? I didn’t see that.
Where I work there are literally thousands of “contractors”
a’la Microsoft rules - work 12 months, off 3, to avoid the company having to pay benefits. We have oxymorons - permanent temps. Plus we exported departments to India/Phillipines and who knows where. You call the help desk and you get someone halfway around the world who frequently doesn’t understand the context in our words. I recently had to take my laptop home so I could talk to the help desk at 9:00 p.m. our time. It’s awful. I’d rather deal with Americans!
I guess I’m venting but the frustration is widespread.
When I worked for the Canadian FedGove, that’s exactly what they did: 50 consecutive weeks, 2 “laid off”, then a new contract. Every year. I eventually found a better paying more stable position, but it took 4 years.