[Dog Gone]

In general, unless your employment is pursuant to a contract with the employer, or you are represented by a union, you can be terminated for any reason or no reason at all.

It sounds as if you were hired by a stupid company and fired by a stupid company. Stupid companies eventually go out of business because capitalism does not reward stupidity.

[Old Seadog]

"Stupid companies eventually go out of business because capitalism does not reward stupidity."

You obviously haven't worked for some of the people I've worked for.

[keat]

Stupid companies eventually go out of business because capitalism does not reward stupidity

If the "very large company in Cincinnati, Ohio" is the one I'm thinking of, I doubt they will be going out of business anytime soon.

IMHO, I find signs, like the one Mike put up, to be petty and disruptive. More formal recourse should have been taken.

I would have met with the supervisor and said "I could be much more productive in a quieter environment..."

As far as complaining to the agency, I would not expect them to go to bat for the employee as they would jeopardize thier relationship with the client.