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3 Programmers Got Fired (Including Me) Due to a Single App Crash
I am now doing my third job. In my previous two jobs, one time I got fired and another time I resigned.
But getting fired was a horrible experience for me. I cried the whole day. I never told anyone about that — my friends, my new colleagues. I felt so ashamed and humiliated that I made up some lie for all about why I left the last job.
I couldn’t even tell my parents because they would get very upset. I only shared it with my boyfriend. He was so supportive and helped me to get a new and better job.
Let’s get into the story.
Problems of a low-funded startup
I worked in a startup aged only one year. There were a total of four partners. They only had one angel investor and were looking for more investors. They mainly made enterprise solutions.
You know startups have many problems. One of the main problems is the funding problem. In the beginning, a startup has to do a lot of work but doesn’t have enough resources. It pays less but expects a lot of output from the developers.
I joined there in February 2019. After three months, I got promoted from intern to junior developer. In the internship period, I got only $100/month. I had no regrets about that because I needed job experience.
There was a total of five programmers. All of us had to do a lot of work. We had to do overtime at least four out of six days a week. But the company didn’t pay us for the overtime. They never even said thanks. They acted like we were supposed to work overtime.
This is a red flag for developers. I would suggest to all the developers that if you find that your company always pushes you to work overtime without extra benefits, make a plan to change your job.
Because the scenario probably won’t change.
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