New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: A suit too big to fill, a jr. developer in the turmoil?
Ask HN: A suit too big to fill, a jr. developer in the turmoil?
5 by iL2wkD8VhjfJ | 7 comments on Hacker News.
Hello everyone, I felt the need to describe to you the situation in which I find myself, your potential comments will surely help me as well as people in relatively similar situations. - I work in a startup less than 2 years old, as a junior web developer. We're growing and profitable. - I was the first developer to join the team, made up of salespeople and administrators (< 5 people), we are now 3 juniors. - I started web development late, 2 years ago. Made some progress recently, far from enough, lacking fundamentals knowledge for sure. The problematic situation is as follows: - I actually have to manage all the web development department + hardware management for ~10 people. - I do not have a tenth of the skills required for this position. - Pay is the legal minimum. - I don't want to let down my great fellow developers but the situation is getting too heavy for me. The workload is so heavy and my/our skills so limited that it is impossible to meet deadlines and development quality standards. - I can't stand having to change development specifications anymore because the boss(es) change their minds every 4 mornings about the requirements of our software. - I accepted the job because I thought we were creating a team of more experienced developers, but to reduce costs my superiors want to recruit juniors devs or government-subsidized contracts, so students. => Is it acceptable to admit defeat and give up? I'm thinking about finding a cooperative training course with a web dev agency. I need to work with some badass seniors and learn. I understand that taking a suit that is too big for you and learning to fill it is part of the game, but the gap seems too big to me. Holding on will potentially allow me to obtain a comfortable position within 3/5 years. But continuing to work like this risks crashing all current development, risks users's data, and my mental health. What is your feeling? Your feedback?
5 by iL2wkD8VhjfJ | 7 comments on Hacker News.
Hello everyone, I felt the need to describe to you the situation in which I find myself, your potential comments will surely help me as well as people in relatively similar situations. - I work in a startup less than 2 years old, as a junior web developer. We're growing and profitable. - I was the first developer to join the team, made up of salespeople and administrators (< 5 people), we are now 3 juniors. - I started web development late, 2 years ago. Made some progress recently, far from enough, lacking fundamentals knowledge for sure. The problematic situation is as follows: - I actually have to manage all the web development department + hardware management for ~10 people. - I do not have a tenth of the skills required for this position. - Pay is the legal minimum. - I don't want to let down my great fellow developers but the situation is getting too heavy for me. The workload is so heavy and my/our skills so limited that it is impossible to meet deadlines and development quality standards. - I can't stand having to change development specifications anymore because the boss(es) change their minds every 4 mornings about the requirements of our software. - I accepted the job because I thought we were creating a team of more experienced developers, but to reduce costs my superiors want to recruit juniors devs or government-subsidized contracts, so students. => Is it acceptable to admit defeat and give up? I'm thinking about finding a cooperative training course with a web dev agency. I need to work with some badass seniors and learn. I understand that taking a suit that is too big for you and learning to fill it is part of the game, but the gap seems too big to me. Holding on will potentially allow me to obtain a comfortable position within 3/5 years. But continuing to work like this risks crashing all current development, risks users's data, and my mental health. What is your feeling? Your feedback?
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