I Decided to Quit My Job During the Pandemia

It was a new job. The salary was better. And we were at the beginning of the pandemic.

But there were severe problems

The team boycotted me.

One developer thought it would take me a long time to do onboarding on her project. At least it was honest.

The other colleague was domineering.

He retained knowledge. It made the company depend on him.

They presented me with the project where I should work.

The dominating colleague would help me.

My first task was to estimate the entire project. Damn agile methodologies.

Faced with uncertainties, I put extra time into each task.

After all, it was an estimate.

They hid the information from me.

So I had my first problem with the owner of the company.

He did not accept my estimate.

He ordered me to redo it.

He ordered me to deliver it at the end of the day.

So after 1 week of work, I realized that I should look for another job.

I adjusted my estimate to the owner's expectations.

And I updated my curriculum.

Estimate delivered, I started to develop.

More problems

My colleagues had the "habit" of recording everything they did on Jira as if it were a diary.

And the owner of the company looked at these records to control the work.

I was not doing this. Another scolding.

I started to record everything.

A week later, I had a meeting.

They said I was too slow. I should be faster.

I explained that as it was at the beginning of the project. There were non-functional requirements. The trend was for speed to increase as development progressed.

My idea was to build a solid base and reuse code efficiently.

In the meantime, he was participating in job interviews.

I decided that I needed a profound change and applied for vacancies in another city. A city I always wanted to live in.

I was hating my current job. And he was getting depressed.

The pandemic has aggravated my fears.

Even so, I started to have greater productivity.

But now the problem was different. I often needed some explanation from the colleague who liked to keep knowledge.

And that was disturbing the team.

I hated going to the office

In the morning I was waiting for the lunch break.

I had lunch and spent walking around the neighborhood. It delayed returning to the office as much as possible.

In the afternoon, he wished the end of the day.

To make matters worse, the other colleagues arrived earlier than me and left later.

After all, we used non-performing methodologies. They needed overtime. That they were not paid.

Soon I received two job offers

I accepted one. But the start date was not yet decided.

My current employment contract provided for a 30-day trial period.

In these 30 days, either party could end the contract, without indemnifying the other.

It was very close to 30 days. So I decided:

If they don't fire me, I resign.

I still didn't have a start date for the new job. He needed the salary.

The last day

There were two days until the end of the experiment contract. The colleague sat next to me and explained everything I needed to know. All the questions I had. One month late.

He spent the whole morning explaining to me.

I went out to have lunch. I was planning to resign the next day, the last day of my deadline.

I still didn't know about the start of the other job. But if I didn't fire me until the next day, I should stay another month at that company.

I returned from lunch. When I enter the office, I realize that the printer was printing something.

I thought: it's my resignation letter.

Thank goodness I was right

I still went to the last meeting. I heard a lot. A lot of lies. A lot of nonsense. You could have defended me. But I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible.

I have over 30 years of experience. I have worked in large companies. I've worked in innovative startups. I never had these problems.

The only thing I said at the end was: "I was going to be able to deliver the project ahead of schedule".

If he looked at the Jira he would realize it was true.

The passing was longer than I expected.

Of course, I felt insecure. But soon the new contract and the change came.

I had to save money at first. But now everything is OK.

...

Lessons that remain

1. Follow your instincts. On the first day, I already felt that my place was not there.
2. Be open to change. I took advantage and decided to change the city.
3. Have no fear. Even in times of crisis.
4. Do not stop. I had to go after another job.
5. Do not argue. Not worth it. I couldn't change them.
6. Follow the rules. If you don't like the game, look for another game, but while you're at it, play by the rules.

Results

Today I am earning almost the same amount. In a much better city than I was: With a better cost of living.

My team is wonderful. Everyone helps each other.

I take part in a much more important project than the previous one.

I am respected and happy.