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If I showed up at a new job to work on Project X, and they assigned me to Project Y on my first day instead, I might be pretty upset too. The problem isn't the
by brianberns 8y ago
If I showed up at a new job to work on Project X, and they assigned me to Project Y on my first day instead, I might be pretty upset too.
The problem isn't the reassignment itself. It's the lack of communication.
- ganeshkrishnan 8y agoIt's extremely common to get project reassigned especially since he was recruited three months later. What i guess happened was that Google found candidates for their chrome project and put him in their backlog. Later when they had one more vacancy they went thru this backlog and made offers
- brianberns 8y agoI agree. They just need to make this clear to him before he agrees to the job.
- ganeshkrishnan 8y agoJob offers don't come with project guarantees. What next? A guaranteed table spot next to the window?
- robkop 8y agoJust a personal anecdote but yep, I've seen that one for real.
- brianberns 8y agoThey apparently knew when they hired him that he'd be working on Google+ instead of Chrome, but didn't bother telling him until he showed up for orientation. That's a huge red flag to me.
- rpeden 8y agoI think it depends on how much leverage you have, doesn't it? If your skillset is in huge demand, and a company needs you badly enough, they might just be willing to guarantee in writing what project you'd be working on - and maybe even give you a window seat, too. Though if you're in demand, and want project guarantees, you'd probably be happier as a consultant - that way you're sort of always guaranteed to be working on the project you want, because completing that project is the entire reason the company hired you.