Why would an employer get rid of someone without telling why?

You are working as a temp and unhappy that you dont have a permanent job? I guess I am confused.

Employers have no obligation to tell you, most states have AT WILL employee laws meaning the employer can let you go at any time for any reason.

If this is a pattern, you must be doing something that is unacceptable. The employer has no obligation to tell you why you are being let go. You are only a temp who can be easily replaced, as you've discovered. You should ask the temp agency what reason(s) the employers gave for terminating you. You should ask in a non-confrontational manner. Tell the agency that you are looking for ways to polish up and prepare yourself for future employment through them. Let them know that you would appreciate their feedback so that you may perform to the best of your abilities.

For the record, over the years, I have worked with temps and some of the reasons why they were dismissed had to do with: Having an unacceptable attitude and making permanent employees feel uncomfortable, interfering with employees doing their jobs, not adhering to the dress code, reluctance or inability to follow instructions, making managers/supervisors feel that they aren't getting enough use out of you, reporting for work late, leaving too early, misusing company telephone (or other off-limits machines.) Temps have to remember that they are not on the company payroll and they don't have the protection that regular employees do. I hope this helps.

I agree, it is cowardly and unprofessional, and it leaves you wondering why it happened. I've been there before, but I'm not a temp. In my experience I tend to think pessimistically as to why it happened, and it can contribute to depression on my part. Did you ask why? Next time I am going to respectfully inquire if not told why.

Sometimes it's done to cut operating costs, other times it's because of disagreements, sometimes it might be unethical or illegal. But you are working as a temp, what often happens is they only bring you on board for a short while, then once your work is done they let you go. It might seem like you had more work to do, but to keep you guessing they keep work coming, perhaps your later assignments were simply busywork (this is what I suspected happened to me).

I lost a job at an agricultural policy center that was primarily liberal, in fact they had some severe Bush Derangement Syndroms, their were anti-Bush posters all over the wall. I'm conservative so I kept my opinions to myself, being completely outnumbered I knew my opinion was not welcome so I didn't voice it, but they knew my political feelings and since the job was political in nature (I did occasionally prepare work for Senators) they probably released me for political beliefs, which is illegal, which is probably why I was not told why.

They perhaps had no more need of you. If it's an at-will state, they can get rid of you for any reason.

Nowadays you can't really even give notice anymore, because the employers think you're going to spend your last two weeks destroying their files and stealing things. So now people are fired on the spot or if they quit, they leave that day.

If you have been sent out on more than one temp job, the chances are there are no complaints or why would they send you out? It reflects on them if you're not good at the job. It's perhaps just that they don't need you. Sometimes they don't know that until the next day.

Cowardly and unprofessional but an employer is under no obligation to provide you with a reason. They don't tell you because they don't want to get into an ugly scene with you. Temps can be let go on short notice and with no explanation.

Isn't that the definition of a temp job?

The less they say, the less chance you can sue for libel or slander. The less they say, the more they protect YOUR right of privacy if you happen to be an A-1 world-class screw-up.

i believe in most states if not all, all employment is "at-will".

let's say you give two-week notice, and it will be legal for your employer to boot you right at the time of notice.

Been there. You were probably used to fill in a temporary position and then discarded.