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Walker \u2014 who spent two seasons as a featured player and another as a cast member \u2014 told the magazine that people at the show \u201care left hanging with big life decisions\u201d in the summer after the season ends, but \u201cSNL<\/a>\u201d doesn\u2019t inform them whether they\u2019ll bring them back or not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThe show won\u2019t tell them all summer and then will ultimately end up firing them when there\u2019s been months of them trying to work their situation out,\u201d said Walker, who noted that he didn\u2019t experience this himself during his departure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He continued, \u201cI understand it\u2019s show business and it\u2019s cutthroat, but people have lives, and people deserve to know the status of their job at a reasonable juncture. Most people are told they\u2019re coming back to work in a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Walker \u2014 who has described his departure as a mutual decision and \u201cgood news\u201d as he can explore different things in his career \u2014 said the show doesn\u2019t need to be toxic and those who are \u201cknowledgeable\u201d about the program can certainly pick up on things that are toxic about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Michaels occasionally calls cast members and writers to inform them that they\u2019re joining the show, per TDB, but comedians \u201cmore often than not\u201d find out about such hirings from one of his subordinates or \u201cin some rare cases\u201d learn of firings from agents\/the media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n celebrity.land has reached out to \u201cSNL\u201d for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 20 Years Of<\/span>Free<\/span>Journalism<\/span><\/p>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n