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For those that don't know, about 7 months ago I landed a new job that was a bit of a shift for me. Over a month ago I got started on a new project at work that involved doing things I've never really done before. Since it was entering uncharted territory, I took a conservative approach. My boss basically thought my approaches were too conservative, and pushed a different direction that was much more ambitious. We presented three ideas to the client; my two conservative versions and my boss's ambitious idea. The client bit on my boss's direction and boss was super happy after the client meeting. So then it's my task to actually lead the execution of the idea. To execute the idea they set me up overseeing an outside contractor who plenty of people at the company have bad mouthed in the past. When I expressed reservations about this outside contractor and whether he'd be able to pull it off, my boss suddenly had nothing but positive things to say about him and how capable he is.
Fast forward to today. We've had regular check-ins with the client to show our progress, and gotten client approval every step along the way. We're about a week away from being done with the project and need to maximize all of our time during this last week to get it looking its best. Suddenly today my boss starts asking questions about things we've been doing from pretty much the start. Boss explains his concerns and says he wants us all to stop while he and another coworker review the materials. Suddenly it's after 5:00 and I notice boss is gone and he still hasn't given us an answer. We have another client check in tomorrow and the clock is ticking on our remaining time to polish things up as much as we can. So I send out an email asking if we have a direction. Still haven't heard back.
From pretty early on, I got the impression that my future at the company was riding on this project. It's a big piece for a big client. I didn't necessarily feel like I was being set up for success from the beginning, and I've made my own mistakes along the way. But, now I feel like I'm being undermined. Not sure how this is going to play out. No idea how my boss thinks we can be at the very end and suddenly start making changes. Might be out of a job within a month at the rate we're going. Even if I keep the job and we somehow pull this off, this is nuts. Not the kind of instability I need at this point in my life. I'll be keeping my resume fresh.
Fast forward to today. We've had regular check-ins with the client to show our progress, and gotten client approval every step along the way. We're about a week away from being done with the project and need to maximize all of our time during this last week to get it looking its best. Suddenly today my boss starts asking questions about things we've been doing from pretty much the start. Boss explains his concerns and says he wants us all to stop while he and another coworker review the materials. Suddenly it's after 5:00 and I notice boss is gone and he still hasn't given us an answer. We have another client check in tomorrow and the clock is ticking on our remaining time to polish things up as much as we can. So I send out an email asking if we have a direction. Still haven't heard back.
From pretty early on, I got the impression that my future at the company was riding on this project. It's a big piece for a big client. I didn't necessarily feel like I was being set up for success from the beginning, and I've made my own mistakes along the way. But, now I feel like I'm being undermined. Not sure how this is going to play out. No idea how my boss thinks we can be at the very end and suddenly start making changes. Might be out of a job within a month at the rate we're going. Even if I keep the job and we somehow pull this off, this is nuts. Not the kind of instability I need at this point in my life. I'll be keeping my resume fresh.
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