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Leave. You can't turn it around. Not to sound negative or anything :) This kind of situation can only be turned around from above, not grass roots style. Th
by seasoup 16y ago
Leave. You can't turn it around. Not to sound negative or anything :) This kind of situation can only be turned around from above, not grass roots style. There has to be VP level buy off on the importance of the product, the user interface, and engineering. Unless you are in a start up, then one implementer can make a large difference.
- bgrohman 16y agoAgreed. Maybe leave and start your own company offering a better product that meets the needs of the unsatisfied users of your current company's product.
- brianmwang 16y agoLet's assume that leaving right now is not an option. Recognizing that efforts from the lower ranks will have limited upside, what can I possibly do outside of gritting my teeth as I continue to suffer with this awful software?
- inerte 16y agoSuggest to outsource what's not the company core competence (buy a product or hire a sofware development team). Or fight for the resources and do it yourself. Or start to manage the software development, if you think you could do better. Keep a spreadsheet of the bugs/feature requests. Send emails asking for dates, do QA and test releases before they hit the client. Or stage a mutiny and displace the bosses. But anyway it looks like you can't do anything about the situation, because you're not the development boss. Sometimes it's better to accept that there things you can't control, and life goes on.
- seasoup 16y agoI don't know your particular circumstances, but barring a personal reason for not being able to leave... It's your first job in the industry that you just started last week and your father in law gave you the position, it is always an option to leave. And when you do leave, you will feel better for having done it.