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Some of us were never lucky enough to spend any time on the bench! Although a number of people in my "start group" were on the bench for months. It was a really
by sefrost 5y ago
Some of us were never lucky enough to spend any time on the bench! Although a number of people in my "start group" were on the bench for months. It was a really bizarre scenario. My project could be drowning in the amount of work we had to do, while the company had people twiddling their thumbs with nothing to do.
- selfhoster11 5y agoThe bench is both a lucky and unlucky place to end up. You don't have to work, but there's an expectation you'll be doing something - but nobody tells you what, beyond "go upskill yourself". No guidance. There's an expectation that you'll be looking for roles, but there aren't any to be had, and reports to be made, though there is nothing to report on. It's like Kafka, drinking coffee, and sitting on an unexploded bomb rolled into one, stressful experience.