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I was assigned to a fake project after being hired. Is this bad news for my career?
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I was hired as a senior software developer and was briefed about a project while interviewing at a client. When I officially started with this company, something went wrong. Eventually, the client declined my CV, and, from then, I started to feel that something changed.
I was doing absolutely nothing for 2 months. Suddenly, a manager assigned to me an internal project, saying it is intended to ease the work of managers. I worked on the project relentlessly, until I achieved the objectives. That's when it was decided I will be staffed at a different client that uses the same technological stack.
At the end, the manager who was in charge of project didn't want the source code or anything from my project. That's when I realized it was a fake project.
Is it bad news for a senior developer to undergo such a process? Or was it legitimate?
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I was hired as a senior software developer and was briefed about a project while interviewing at a client. When I officially started with this company, something went wrong. Eventually, the client declined my CV, and, from then, I started to feel that something changed.
I was doing absolutely nothing for 2 months. Suddenly, a manager assigned to me an internal project, saying it is intended to ease the work of managers. I worked on the project relentlessly, until I achieved the objectives. That's when it was decided I will be staffed at a different client that uses the same technological stack.
At the end, the manager who was in charge of project didn't want the source code or anything from my project. That's when I realized it was a fake project.
Is it bad news for a senior developer to undergo such a process? Or was it legitimate?
new-job skills projects
edited 1 min ago
rath
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asked 16 hours ago
Leonidas
356210
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I was hired as a senior software developer and was briefed about a project while interviewing at a client. When I officially started with this company, something went wrong. Eventually, the client declined my CV, and, from then, I started to feel that something changed.
I was doing absolutely nothing for 2 months. Suddenly, a manager assigned to me an internal project, saying it is intended to ease the work of managers. I worked on the project relentlessly, until I achieved the objectives. That's when it was decided I will be staffed at a different client that uses the same technological stack.
At the end, the manager who was in charge of project didn't want the source code or anything from my project. That's when I realized it was a fake project.
Is it bad news for a senior developer to undergo such a process? Or was it legitimate?
new-job skills projects
edited 1 min ago
rath
14.5k94778
asked 16 hours ago
Leonidas
356210
I was hired as a senior software developer and was briefed about a project while interviewing at a client. When I officially started with this company, something went wrong. Eventually, the client declined my CV, and, from then, I started to feel that something changed.
I was doing absolutely nothing for 2 months. Suddenly, a manager assigned to me an internal project, saying it is intended to ease the work of managers. I worked on the project relentlessly, until I achieved the objectives. That's when it was decided I will be staffed at a different client that uses the same technological stack.
At the end, the manager who was in charge of project didn't want the source code or anything from my project. That's when I realized it was a fake project.
Is it bad news for a senior developer to undergo such a process? Or was it legitimate?
new-job skills projects
new-job skills projects
edited 1 min ago
rath
14.5k94778
asked 16 hours ago
Leonidas
356210
edited 1 min ago
rath
14.5k94778
asked 16 hours ago
Leonidas
356210
edited 1 min ago
rath
14.5k94778
edited 1 min ago
rath
14.5k94778
edited 1 min ago
rath
14.5k94778
14.5k94778
asked 16 hours ago
Leonidas
356210
asked 16 hours ago
Leonidas
356210
asked 16 hours ago
Leonidas
356210
356210
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add a comment |Â
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Stop worrying
You were assigned to work on internal project XX in part because you had nothing better to do.
You are now assigned to a client using the same technology stack.
It sounds to me like project XX was a successful training project.
That's not fake and it's not bad news for you.
answered 15 hours ago
Dan Pichelman
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I agree. Seems like the staffing company knew they needed someone to fill an upcoming project, and decided to make you a "perfect fit" by giving you the experience they then advertised to the client. This is an extreme act of kindness. By the way, I've worked on projects for nearly two years that had all intentions of shipping, but didn't. Sometimes it happens (and it is nicer when it doesn't). That said, the work wasn't fake. :)
– Edwin Buck
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
18
down vote
accepted
Stop worrying
You were assigned to work on internal project XX in part because you had nothing better to do.
You are now assigned to a client using the same technology stack.
It sounds to me like project XX was a successful training project.
That's not fake and it's not bad news for you.
answered 15 hours ago
Dan Pichelman
25.7k126985
11
I agree. Seems like the staffing company knew they needed someone to fill an upcoming project, and decided to make you a "perfect fit" by giving you the experience they then advertised to the client. This is an extreme act of kindness. By the way, I've worked on projects for nearly two years that had all intentions of shipping, but didn't. Sometimes it happens (and it is nicer when it doesn't). That said, the work wasn't fake. :)
– Edwin Buck
14 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
Stop worrying
You were assigned to work on internal project XX in part because you had nothing better to do.
You are now assigned to a client using the same technology stack.
It sounds to me like project XX was a successful training project.
That's not fake and it's not bad news for you.
answered 15 hours ago
Dan Pichelman
25.7k126985
11
I agree. Seems like the staffing company knew they needed someone to fill an upcoming project, and decided to make you a "perfect fit" by giving you the experience they then advertised to the client. This is an extreme act of kindness. By the way, I've worked on projects for nearly two years that had all intentions of shipping, but didn't. Sometimes it happens (and it is nicer when it doesn't). That said, the work wasn't fake. :)
– Edwin Buck
14 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
Stop worrying
You were assigned to work on internal project XX in part because you had nothing better to do.
You are now assigned to a client using the same technology stack.
It sounds to me like project XX was a successful training project.
That's not fake and it's not bad news for you.
answered 15 hours ago
Dan Pichelman
25.7k126985
Stop worrying
You were assigned to work on internal project XX in part because you had nothing better to do.
You are now assigned to a client using the same technology stack.
It sounds to me like project XX was a successful training project.
That's not fake and it's not bad news for you.
answered 15 hours ago
Dan Pichelman
25.7k126985
answered 15 hours ago
Dan Pichelman
25.7k126985
answered 15 hours ago
Dan Pichelman
25.7k126985
answered 15 hours ago
Dan Pichelman
25.7k126985
25.7k126985
11
I agree. Seems like the staffing company knew they needed someone to fill an upcoming project, and decided to make you a "perfect fit" by giving you the experience they then advertised to the client. This is an extreme act of kindness. By the way, I've worked on projects for nearly two years that had all intentions of shipping, but didn't. Sometimes it happens (and it is nicer when it doesn't). That said, the work wasn't fake. :)
– Edwin Buck
14 hours ago
add a comment |Â
11
I agree. Seems like the staffing company knew they needed someone to fill an upcoming project, and decided to make you a "perfect fit" by giving you the experience they then advertised to the client. This is an extreme act of kindness. By the way, I've worked on projects for nearly two years that had all intentions of shipping, but didn't. Sometimes it happens (and it is nicer when it doesn't). That said, the work wasn't fake. :)
– Edwin Buck
14 hours ago
11
11
I agree. Seems like the staffing company knew they needed someone to fill an upcoming project, and decided to make you a "perfect fit" by giving you the experience they then advertised to the client. This is an extreme act of kindness. By the way, I've worked on projects for nearly two years that had all intentions of shipping, but didn't. Sometimes it happens (and it is nicer when it doesn't). That said, the work wasn't fake. :)
– Edwin Buck
14 hours ago
I agree. Seems like the staffing company knew they needed someone to fill an upcoming project, and decided to make you a "perfect fit" by giving you the experience they then advertised to the client. This is an extreme act of kindness. By the way, I've worked on projects for nearly two years that had all intentions of shipping, but didn't. Sometimes it happens (and it is nicer when it doesn't). That said, the work wasn't fake. :)
– Edwin Buck
14 hours ago
add a comment |Â
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