I currently work for the Chattanooga REC and I am a little upset about the closing. It's always been known, even from the time of hiring, that this job is a temp job and at any time will be gone. I've been a TE for 5 years. That's a long time to be temp but it's true. It is and always has been a great place for me to work. Some hate it and some love it. You just have to be the right person for the job. The thing that bothers me the most is that we had to find out from a news story that we were cloing. I was watching the news half heartedly with my 3 kids when the story came on. My oldest, 10, said, "Mom, your works on TV." To my shock, that's how I got the news. It is true, TE's put up with a lot of crap from this job, but you just deal with it and move on. The whole Christmas thing isn't that bad. If you are honest and work with you supervisor, they do change things to help you. Maybe it's because I've been there for a while or maybe just because I come in, do the job, and leave it there when I go home to my family. Your job is only as good as you try to make it. Mangament could've handled things better. That's really my only complain. They should've shown careers and TE's alike the same compassion toward any and all circumstances. I will miss a lot of people, some not as much. It is hard after spending almost every day for 5 years with the same people. I wish anyone reading this and everyone at the REC the best of luck finding a new path in life.