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Worried about New Job

  • 09-11-2013 9:48pm
    #1
    done4now
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭


    I was hired less then two months ago for a multinational in Dublin were I was meant to be doing Python development (new language for me) in an Agile team which is made up of BA, PM, DB Dev and two people who configure a 3rd party application.

    There is two other feature teams based in London who are Python and DB developers who do all the development work for the project we work on.

    Due to the rest of my team not being developers they take on work to suit their skill set which leaves no development work for me only for me help them with their tasks.

    My manager who hired me has move internally to a different team and now my manager is seated in London which is a bit of shame as the guy who moved had a whole plan for me which has fallen by the waste side.

    There was meant to be a good bit of development coming our way but it has been decided that we use SSIS (which I hate) instead of Python as support know how to use SSIS.

    I had a meeting with my new manager and listed my concerns but it wasn't as constructive as I would of liked and he said he doesn't know when development work will come to my team as he himself is new to team.

    I am not sure what to do as I cannot see any development coming my way and even if it did I have no one around me to help me / do pair programming with.

    What should I do?


Comments

  • #2
    fret_wimp2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭fret_wimp2


    Loving or hating SSIS is irrelevant. If the dev role has changed direction you got to roll with it. Changes like that happen in IT all the time.

    You want to ensure you can keep the job, then use this project to get experience in SSIS. A bit of SSIS can't hurt the CV.

    If its grating on you that much, or you feel you don't have the support of a team that you need, then start looking foe another role. Don't do anything rash though like quit without another job lined up. A job you have is better than 10 jobs you don't have, and its easier to get a job when you have one.


  • #3
    done4now
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭done4now


    I wouldn't be that stupid to walk out on a job without one lined up.

    I was thinking of staying until I am there 6 months and if things if haven't improved by then I will start looking to jump ship.


  • #4
    bullpost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,240 ✭✭✭bullpost


    Not sure if an option, but what about proposing you use a framework such as selenium to implement acceptance testing for your team?

    You can use the IDE in conjunction with python with this environment and this gives you an in to get coding. Team up with the BA to define the tests you will automate?


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