Don't get "loaned" to another team (Score 1)

I was brought on as a "consultant" (a contractor) on the development team. 6 months later, I was told I was being "loaned" to the research team for awhile. The research team was going great guns, & I was involved in a very busy project, when the development team boss pulled me aside and said I was "let go". Seems he was told to cut his contractors by 'one', so he picked me, as I was still part of his headcount, even if I was not part of his team at that point.