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whilst I completely agree the correct resolution is to speak to the boss about credit and move on if you're not in agreement, it sounds like the sort of story t

whilst I completely agree the correct resolution is to speak to the boss about credit and move on if you're not in agreement, it sounds like the sort of story to be wary about mentioning in future interviews ("I left that company because someone else took all the credit for work I did" raises awkward questions about communication and expectations which "because I won't commit felonies..." doesn't). On the plus side, if a project's gone really well and is very important for the personal prestige of your line manager and the line manager is a little bit nervous about being unable to maintain and expand the thing he's getting credit for .... that sounds like a good time to ask for a pay rise or other improvements to your contract. That might be far more useful than the boss publicly conceding how little of the work was his own, and he can even spin the outcome as how effectively he saved the company money by hiring such a good quality remote subcontractor at initially below market rates!

melony 4y ago
> it sounds like the sort of story to be wary about mentioning in future interviews Nobody expects honest answers when it comes to this sort of questions. If you reply honestly, you are condemning yourself to a life of 9-5 jobs. The correct answer to this sort of questions is a generic response "I am looking to explore new opportunities", or something similar.
- herval 4y ago
  As any experienced interviewer will know, “I’m looking to explore new opportunities” is code for “I got fired” or “I’m not doing well”. You’re giving the interviewer full control over what they want to guess your issues are, so it’s usually a better idea to be a bit more upfront (in particular if you can explain what you learned in the process)
  - melony 4y ago
    Have you ever worked with people in HR at a large (more than 1K headcount) firm? Your mindset is that of an engineer's and you are overthinking things. An HR person doesn't give two fucks about why you are leaving your previous company in a high demand field like software engineering as long as there are no obvious red flags.
    - herval 4y ago
      Yes, I hired people and managed orgs at companies from 50 to 100k employees. I have a bit of experience doing this.

melony 4y ago

> it sounds like the sort of story to be wary about mentioning in future interviews Nobody expects honest answers when it comes to this sort of questions. If you reply honestly, you are condemning yourself to a life of 9-5 jobs. The correct answer to this sort of questions is a generic response "I am looking to explore new opportunities", or something similar.

herval 4y ago
As any experienced interviewer will know, “I’m looking to explore new opportunities” is code for “I got fired” or “I’m not doing well”. You’re giving the interviewer full control over what they want to guess your issues are, so it’s usually a better idea to be a bit more upfront (in particular if you can explain what you learned in the process)
- melony 4y ago
  Have you ever worked with people in HR at a large (more than 1K headcount) firm? Your mindset is that of an engineer's and you are overthinking things. An HR person doesn't give two fucks about why you are leaving your previous company in a high demand field like software engineering as long as there are no obvious red flags.
  - herval 4y ago
    Yes, I hired people and managed orgs at companies from 50 to 100k employees. I have a bit of experience doing this.