Timeline for Is it acceptable to quit in the middle of a project, when I am the only team member?
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| Jul 13, 2017 at 19:18 | comment | added | BSMP | I'm not sure where it comes from @jpmc26 It comes from government/civil service jobs in the United States where each job has a pay grade which describe not only the pay of a position but the responsibilities and requirements. Almost every time I've heard someone use that phrase they've been referring to not having the skill required or not having the authority to do what's being asked. I suppose someone might use it to just mean pay but I don't think that's the common use of the phrase. | |
| Jul 13, 2017 at 19:11 | comment | added | jpmc26 | @BSMP I'm not sure where it comes from, but it's too close to saying, "I'm not paid enough for this," for me, which is a rather... malcontented saying. It also suggests that you are unwilling to take on tasks you consider difficult simply because of your pay or position. In short, I don't consider it professional or polite. | |
| Jul 13, 2017 at 17:33 | comment | added | BSMP | I wouldn't use the phrase "way above my pay grade." @jpmc26 Why not? Outside of the context of actual government work it essentially means the same thing. | |
| Jul 13, 2017 at 13:15 | comment | added | Tasos Papastylianou | obligatory dilbert comic | |
| Jul 13, 2017 at 10:08 | comment | added | jpmc26 | I wouldn't use the phrase "way above my pay grade." Just say it's a skill set you don't have and probably cannot acquire without years of study. | |
| Jul 13, 2017 at 8:46 | comment | added | bornfromanegg | It's also worth thinking for yourself about what would make it possible. If the answer is a million dollars and 20 people, then that's what is needed. | |
| Jul 13, 2017 at 8:42 | comment | added | bornfromanegg | As has already been pointed out, it is your manager's job to enable you to do yours, and he should have discussed this with you. You are the developer, and therefore you know what you are capable of. It is difficult to tell your manager that you can't do something, so I would suggest instead that you ask your manager how you can achieve it. The resulting conversation will either make it clear to your manager why it is not possible, or result in something changing, which makes it possible. Ultimately, make sure you are happy in your job. | |
| Jul 12, 2017 at 9:20 | comment | added | XtremeBaumer | The fact that the developer was NOT included in the decision process on what is possible and what not. That is what i would talk about with the management very first | |
| Jul 11, 2017 at 20:06 | comment | added | BSMP | Given the OP's recent comment, I'd only add that if their manager is willing to work with them about their workload they might also suggest being part of client meetings when they discuss new features. | |
| Jul 11, 2017 at 19:41 | comment | added | Ed Plunkett | @Llewellyn True, money isn't everything, but that's OK. Reasonable people don't want everything. They want money, though. | |
| Jul 11, 2017 at 18:02 | history | edited | enderland | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 11, 2017 at 17:52 | comment | added | Llewellyn | @Fattie Money doesn't solve everything. If nothing else changes, he'll still be frustrated/bored/unhappy. On the upside, by the time he does quit (again, if nothing else changes), he'll have amassed more money. | |
| Jul 11, 2017 at 17:36 | comment | added | Fattie | Simply ask for more money. (Say 3x.) Then just do whatever you're told from day to day, to the best of your ability. | |
| Jul 11, 2017 at 17:07 | comment | added | SWalters | +1. It's your manager's job to manage your workload, and if they don't know about the client's request and your belief that it's more than you can handle, then they're not doing their job. Let them. | |
| Jul 11, 2017 at 17:05 | history | answered | user45269 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |