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I'd update my resume and start looking for a new job. I've been in this situation twice in my career and neither ended well even with me busting my arse making

I'd update my resume and start looking for a new job. I've been in this situation twice in my career and neither ended well even with me busting my arse making real improvements. You have to be the super-hero every day...

SeanDav 14y ago
Agree totally. I came here to post exactly this sentiment and saw it had already been done. I have also been in this situation and I can say that this is NOT a technical problem, this is a political problem and the only person that is going to lose is the new guy - namely the OP. Of course the problem has a technical solution but the huge red flag is that there is no consensus. This means that whatever solution is put forward is going to upset someone and guess who the target of that ire is going to be. The only way this is viable is if someone with real power is backing the project and what he/she says goes.
reinhardt 14y ago
Fully agree with the solution. What I don't get is how one ends up in this situation in the first place. "I am newly employed as the sole 'SW Engineer'...". How on earth did he go through phone screenings, interviews and finally accepted an offer without any idea of the mess he got himself into from day one?
- SeanDav 14y ago
  Can't really blame him. Unless you been through this sort of mess before it is very easy to see this as a lovely technical challenge where the SW developer is the knight in shining armour that will end up as the hero after he slays the technical dragon. Of course that is the fairy tale and in reality the technical dragon will eat the knight and use his sword as a toothpick.
- coliveira 14y ago
  Unless you're very senior, it is hard to know exactly what you'll be working on when interviewing for a company. And even when information is released, companies usually paint a rosy picture of your new position and responsibilities.

SeanDav 14y ago

Agree totally. I came here to post exactly this sentiment and saw it had already been done. I have also been in this situation and I can say that this is NOT a technical problem, this is a political problem and the only person that is going to lose is the new guy - namely the OP. Of course the problem has a technical solution but the huge red flag is that there is no consensus. This means that whatever solution is put forward is going to upset someone and guess who the target of that ire is going to be. The only way this is viable is if someone with real power is backing the project and what he/she says goes.

reinhardt 14y ago

Fully agree with the solution. What I don't get is how one ends up in this situation in the first place. "I am newly employed as the sole 'SW Engineer'...". How on earth did he go through phone screenings, interviews and finally accepted an offer without any idea of the mess he got himself into from day one?

SeanDav 14y ago
Can't really blame him. Unless you been through this sort of mess before it is very easy to see this as a lovely technical challenge where the SW developer is the knight in shining armour that will end up as the hero after he slays the technical dragon. Of course that is the fairy tale and in reality the technical dragon will eat the knight and use his sword as a toothpick.
coliveira 14y ago
Unless you're very senior, it is hard to know exactly what you'll be working on when interviewing for a company. And even when information is released, companies usually paint a rosy picture of your new position and responsibilities.