nicksaiz65
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This is kind of an embarrassing story, but I want to share it anyways. I don’t know what’s next, and wanted to decide.
I was working on an issue and my boss had said that I was spending too long on it. I randomly got called into a meeting today. He basically told me “We’ve had this issue in the past, but you’re taking too long to get your work done. The speed you’re working at is unacceptable. I really like having you on my team and I want you to succeed. But we’ve been going very easy on you, and if this keeps happening, you’re not going to have much of a future here. Let me know if there is ANYTHING I can do to help, my door is always open.”
This really sucked and it makes me want to quit, and not write code anymore. Also, that promotion I wanted is gone.
What can I do from here? I had some ideas:
A.) Forget code and join an orchestra instead. Music is my “true” passion.
However, this would be a ton of work. Preparing for an audition is a full time job and then some. That could take time away from my programming, which puts me in danger especially after that meeting today. Yeah, I’ve tried this in the past, but I think I would be more prepared a second time.
B.) Ask to transfer teams and try to get somewhat of a fresh start. It seems I’ve basically tarnished myself on this team. Although, it does seem like my boss wants me to succeed, even though I’m on really thin ice.
C.) Accept that I won’t get promoted. Study for a new job and get a fresh start.
By the way, I have two years of experience in Software if that’s relevant.
TL;DR: My boss chewed me out today about my work speed. Should I quit? How do I react to this?
I was working on an issue and my boss had said that I was spending too long on it. I randomly got called into a meeting today. He basically told me “We’ve had this issue in the past, but you’re taking too long to get your work done. The speed you’re working at is unacceptable. I really like having you on my team and I want you to succeed. But we’ve been going very easy on you, and if this keeps happening, you’re not going to have much of a future here. Let me know if there is ANYTHING I can do to help, my door is always open.”
This really sucked and it makes me want to quit, and not write code anymore. Also, that promotion I wanted is gone.
What can I do from here? I had some ideas:
A.) Forget code and join an orchestra instead. Music is my “true” passion.
However, this would be a ton of work. Preparing for an audition is a full time job and then some. That could take time away from my programming, which puts me in danger especially after that meeting today. Yeah, I’ve tried this in the past, but I think I would be more prepared a second time.
B.) Ask to transfer teams and try to get somewhat of a fresh start. It seems I’ve basically tarnished myself on this team. Although, it does seem like my boss wants me to succeed, even though I’m on really thin ice.
C.) Accept that I won’t get promoted. Study for a new job and get a fresh start.
By the way, I have two years of experience in Software if that’s relevant.
TL;DR: My boss chewed me out today about my work speed. Should I quit? How do I react to this?
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