contract renewal delays
Hi Everyone 👋🏻
I have been working for my current employer for a year now. I signed a year contract that came to an end beginning of this month. I asked a month prior to it coming to an end if there was a possibility that it will be renewed. My manager told me verbally (nothing written) that they were happy with my performance & would like to renew my contract for another year.
Fast forward, I did not hear anything until a couple days after my contract expired. HR requested that I submit a couple of documents which I did promptly. Now, 2 weeks after my contract has expired I have not heard anything. All my paperwork is in order & I obtained a fiktionsbescheinigung to cover the time my residence permit will be expired in order to be able to still work.
Wondering if anyone has experienced any delays with HR like this? I have followed up serval times with my direct manager also with their manager, both claim to be on it & have escalated it. I feel a bit paranoid that they are playing with me but for what? I got the verbal confirmation from my manager about the extension, claim to be on it & pushing for answers & HR has reached out to me regarding documentation which signals to me that they do intend on extending.
I understand that this sounds like a major red flag on the employer’s side but honestly this has been my only bad experience so far & I do enjoy working for the company. & yes I understand that I should never assume even if I’m told verbally until I have the contract in hand.
Thank you for any feedback you may have 🙏🏼