got called into a meeting with the tech director who told me they wanted to extend my contract but that they wanted me to join the support team. he really tried to sell it to me but i know what those guys do, and they basically get dumped on to do all the shit. i know because i have done it in other places. i much prefer working with the developers and building out infrastructure or doing migrations and projects. he tried to tell me that i would get to do project work, but i can do that now without joining that team. i was not buying it, but i told him i would think about it.
in the afternoon i spoke to my team leader and told him i was not going to do that role and that my contract was going to end on april 22nd and then i would move on. this evening as i was leaving the office he asked me if i would consider staying on for 1 more month to cover one the guys and even though i really did not want, i told him i would. london is small in the world of contracting and i will stay and do them a favour. there is no need to be unco-operative or spiteful. one of the other engineers resigned about 4 weeks ago and he tried to get out before his notice period. it did not go down too well amongst the senior managers and i suspect he will never work at that firm ever again. they have treated me well and i have got a lot out of working there.
i have done plently of contracts and plenty of shit ones. the one thing i learned is never burn bridges and be professional at all times.
the plan is to put the word out that i am looking in a week or 2, and then to maybe book a week in japan as holiday. thats the plan, which might change and be overtaken by events as they happen, but we will see how it goes.
today i have been mostly listening to farewell jr, that i posted yesterday. great song.
in the afternoon i spoke to my team leader and told him i was not going to do that role and that my contract was going to end on april 22nd and then i would move on. this evening as i was leaving the office he asked me if i would consider staying on for 1 more month to cover one the guys and even though i really did not want, i told him i would. london is small in the world of contracting and i will stay and do them a favour. there is no need to be unco-operative or spiteful. one of the other engineers resigned about 4 weeks ago and he tried to get out before his notice period. it did not go down too well amongst the senior managers and i suspect he will never work at that firm ever again. they have treated me well and i have got a lot out of working there.
i have done plently of contracts and plenty of shit ones. the one thing i learned is never burn bridges and be professional at all times.
the plan is to put the word out that i am looking in a week or 2, and then to maybe book a week in japan as holiday. thats the plan, which might change and be overtaken by events as they happen, but we will see how it goes.
today i have been mostly listening to farewell jr, that i posted yesterday. great song.
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