Technicians lured to Mount Pleasant for work at Microsoft’s massive new data center say their big break fizzled fast, with some losing their jobs just weeks after uprooting their lives for what they thought would be a pathway into the tech giant.
The workers, many recruited from out of state through staffing firm TEKsystems, say they were told the roles at the Fairwater site could be a stepping stone to full-time Microsoft positions. Instead, several found themselves jobless, scrambling for housing, and wondering what went wrong.
According to TMJ4, the group received an email last Wednesday from a TEKsystems delivery lead that flipped their fortunes overnight. The message said work at the Fairwater data center had “exceeded expectations” and that consultant headcount would be reduced effective immediately. TMJ4 reported speaking with five former workers and said TEKsystems did not respond to multiple requests for comment…