Although this company touts itself as one of the best Detroit area companies to work at based on a Detroit Free Press survey, their treatment of workers leaves a lot to be desired. They are hiring, but hire almost exclusively contractors so they can dispose of them at will, like a used tissue. My "temp to perm" contract assignment ended abruptly after my manager learned that I had a minor medical problem that would require minor outpatient surgery (which I could take care of without missing any time from work). The manager of my contract agency said she was very surprised since all prior feedback regarding me had been "glowing." When the agency asked for clarification of why my assignment ended so abruptly, they were told only that "Carhartt isn't required to provide a reason."
Undoubtedly, they thought this was a more serious problem than I was letting on and that I would either a) be unreliable or b) drive up their medical costs if they hired me direct. Worst of all, they were so cowardly that they let me go home for the evening and then had the agency phone me at home to tell me not to come back the next day. I never received any negative feedback whatsoever, nor a real explanation of why my assignment ended prematurely, but I'm 100% certain of the cause due to the timing of the end of my assignment.
