Xerithane's Journal: Unemployed again!

My project just got killed. It's not a big surprise that it got killed, but the manner of killing was quite a surprise. The CEO is an absolute dick, and an idiot at that. He can't manage his way out of a wet paper bag, much less a company.

The whole run down is that we had a very important deadline to meet. In August. I got my piece done, which was the end user software (and it's nice... I'm really bummed it wont see the light of day.) The people who are actually running the business are also idiots. This entire business is ran by idiots, but it's a child company. I sort of contract for the idiots, they pay my wages and I do work for both the parent and them.

Well, not anymore. The child company CEO has now ceased any further money going into the project which means that all contractors are now going bye bye. So, they don't get the "desperately needed" new software interface because I've been hacking on it while waiting for the data to get mostly correct. I made a huge change and am halfway through fixing it, and they cut it. The irony in that is really amusing.

I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do. I may sell my car and live off the money from that and try to start my company up full time. I may find a management position (almost 7 years in the industry coding now... I think I'm about ripe) or I may just do more code monkeying.

I'm really sad to see this project go, it was a really important project to me and I was really happy to work on it. Above all, a lot of the people I worked with were really great people (not the idiots in the child company, but in the parent company.) I'm going to really miss all of them.

It's been a shitty Friday morning, but I saw it coming for a long time now (Since July) so it's not a big surprise. This is the first time I've gotten my contract cut, so it's an interesting feeling. I was at a company until the last of it's employees walked out the door, and I have a feeling this company will be doing the same. It's a shame, because with the right leadership they could have done some great things.

The dot com bubble isn't completely dead.

Don't know if you've seen it yet....

[SiliconJesus]

But johndiii has a secondary UID called Jobcenter [slashdot.org]. Jobs for geeks, from /. users to /. users. It may be a good place to start looking.

Good luck, I hope your term of unemployment is blissfully short.

Good luck

[aridhol]

Good luck with the job hunt. Just don't come edging into my hunting territory, ya hear ;)

Sorry to hear that. [!comment]

[eugene ts wong]

Best of luck...

[(H)elix1]

out there. For what it is worth, it should be easier to find a job now than six months ago. Things are getting better - they are not great - but they are getting better.

Sucks

[Red Warrior]

Good luck on the job front.

I hope this just means...

[Zarf]

you got an easy segway into a better job!

Good luck and I hope the best...

[shadowspark]

Hey Dude, your well talented enough to be able to score a better job and hopefully this may help you get you and taeko o'er to Seattle? I think you should try out the part for the lead role for the GTA movie though :).

Bad luck fella!

[chrisos]

Any chance you can get a contact with the parent company, who obviously need your stuff. That way you avoid working for the arses?

Re:Bad luck fella!

[chrisos]

Curse you preview button!

CONTRACT, CONTRACT. dammit.

Re:Bad luck fella!

[Xerithane]

Unfortunately no. The VP left a while ago, and we were without a VP. The previous VP is who kept my contract going for the child company. How's that for idiocy? The disinterested VP goes up against the wall for a contractor for the child company because they're all dumbasses...

I have meetings on Monday with "my people" so I'll find out more about the market. I'm also trying to get an IS Analyst position on my own, so hopefully that will work out. I'll keep you guys posted :)

sorry dude

[subgeek]

hope you find a decent job where the management aren't a bunch of morons.