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Why Developers Get Fired
jammag writes "Other coders get canned — but never you, right? From a developer who's now a manager (and who admits to being fired himself) comes the inside story on how the Big Ax might sneak up on you. To prevent it, he recommends some strategic bragging, keeping a CYA (Cover Your ...) folder to document your efforts, and making sure that your talent isn't frittered away so much that even your most mediocre colleagues look good. "
Yeah, except it doesn't actually work that way.
Actually, yes that is how Jeopardy works. Both on TV and in corporate America: Stupid people get something wrong and lose.
My work here is dung.
Great, now my manager knows I'm getting projects done and knows what I'm currently working on,
Why do you think that? I've rarely had a conversation with a manager that has actually changed their state of knowledge. Just because you've had a conversation with your manager doesn't mean your manager has had a conversation with you.
Furthermore, your manager's statement that he needs $otherModule is simply because he just got off the phone with someone who mentioned it, not because there is any actual business urgency.
You're touchingly naive about what is going on, and maybe in your small company you've got good people, but in any large organization you are necessarily dealing with mediocrities who have no interest in what you are doing and no clue what is important.
Blasphemy is a human right. Blasphemophobia kills.
Maybe they noticed but seeing as you clearly didn't care to write your evaluation properly or take it seriously, they ignored both the evaluation form and you as an employee for a few years. Next time take some responsibility for your own evaluation instead of dicking around and then maybe they'll be willing to invest some time in you.
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