SwirlyLlama
SwirlyLlama
Student

Not getting good quality work as a Software Engineer

I do not seem to get good quality work ANYWHERE

Had been ex-FAANG intern, there I was made to do grunt work too

Then worked in a startup, my role there is software engineer in name only, the work I do is more like that of an SDET/QA, literally wrote very little code till now

What can I do to save my career? Why do companies scam so much? There is so little overlap between JD and actual work

26mo ago
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SwirlyRaccoon
SwirlyRaccoon
Target26mo

You're hired to get their work done. So, there's no point in complaining about it.

If you are not satisfied, take up or initiate new work at your organisation. It can start small as a side project.

SwirlyLlama
SwirlyLlama
Student26mo

That's fine, but they should have mentioned all this in the JD no? Mentioned something else, making me do something entirely different

I tried doing side initiatives, but there isn't enough support

SwirlyRaccoon
SwirlyRaccoon
Target26mo

I'm pretty much sure that, somewhere in the process, they would have mentioned about role expectations changing based on requirements.

Also, for the side project, no enough support is a very bad reason

ZestyDonut
ZestyDonut

Welcome to the real world. Everything thing is fake here.

WobblyPancake
WobblyPancake
Dukaan26mo

My friend has hired as react intern but was assigned webflow work

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