For the past 3 years I worked a summer job for the local dept. of public works and it just works that all returning summer-help fills first available slots [6ppl], and any emply slots are filled by new people. Well I called today about when I'd be starting only to find out I was no longer working there as was a couple others that hoped to return. It isn't based on the economy though, we're hired by the village board and its all politics, so we were basically replaced with kids related to or somehow connected to the politicians. Was depending on the job and turned down others as this was always what I did, then they screwed me.