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Do You Like Your Job?
G-shock asks: "I've worked for the government (NASA), large public companies, and small startups as a software engineer. They all have something in common. It seems like management at this company is just winging it. I find myself putting all my energy, both mental and emotional, into a project only to be disappointed by decisions made by management. I really feel like management at my current employer is disconnected from what is actually going on. They manage a project, but not the people. They also seem to lack any real vision. Direction is constantly changing and proper time is not given to engineer these changes correctly. This leads to mandated quick and dirty solutions that end up being maintained with great pain for long periods of time. All this leads to me feeling cynical about the work I'm doing. What I want to know is, how can I feel good about the work I'm doing if I don't have confidence in my management? How many of you are happy with your management? Why? Why not? What can I do about this? Thanks in advance for your insight." Considering that this seems to be a common problem in technology companies, and seeing as we have been producing software for basically half a century, do you think that managing software projects is a different beast than the management of anything else? How many of you have had this problem in your career and what did you do to adjust?
...richie - It is a good day to code.
9 months, Columbia, South Carolina.
The last company I worked for just declared bankruptcy....
I like you, Stuart. You're not like everyone else, here, at Slashdot.
No, on a 4 point scale. Many high schools allow for A's in Advanced Placement courses to count as a 5 instead of a 4, because they are much tougher classes (ostensibly) than the courses taken by "regular" students. That way it is possible to also get a >4 GPA.
I'm currently enjoying my job but being an entry level personnel, I feel that being in the bottom does suck but since I've only graduated from my university close to 2 years that you have to start somewhere.
My questions to those people who have a longer job experience, let's say more than 5 years or experience and are above entry-level status.
Let's say hypothethically you work for a company for 1 year and they feel that they don't like your work progress, and get fired. The reason, let's say is that the company feels you are too slow. Would you as the person, include that company on your resume when looking for a new job or what do you all suggest? In addition, let's say this job you got fired from was your first job and your only previous work experience is some part-time jobs in college related to your job field.
I'm just curious what you people would do in this situation. Thanks in advance.