Marketing. Unfortunately, there are many things for women that are more expensive than their men's equivalent, even though they are the same thing. It's unfair, though.
I was let go as seasonal and got hired as regular at about this time. But that was a long time ago and your circumstance seems a little different from mine so I don't know.
Probably didn't like big departures. When I left I told noone that I was leaving. In fact, I told an etl to not to tell anyone that I was leaving. The only clue I gave was at the end of my shift, I dropped a mic in front of a team member and said I'm out.
I've noticed the lazy ones always start their 15 minute breaks from the time they sit down not when they leave their work center. Also, they're in the break room at least five minutes before they clock out for the day.