But with great responsibility comes great loads of crap.
*Warning: Work related rant ahead*
It all pretty much started about a month or so back. I was suddenly pulled out from my job responsibilities to help out in a project which was running short of time. So I joined the project team to help out with the requirement studies and documentation.
Since I only come into the project half way, and I'm not really happy being thrown around (it's not the first time) doing things out of my job scope, I chose to be passive in this project, i.e. just do up whatever is necessary, no questions asked. On the other hand, I'm good friends with the project team lead, so I try to help the team however I can.
As the project moves on, it came to a point that we need to do a milestone update to the users. Only then we got a wake up call that the whole project is moving in a totally wrong direction. My boss, the project manager (PM), have no idea what's going on because he's never on the site although he carries the PM title. So in the meeting we really got hit left right and center. What's worse is that our PM still tries to beat around the bush to reason his way through. All of us just kept quiet.
On a separate timeline, my project team lead friend is resigning. There's another story to it. He came in for the R&D developer post initially, but was thrown to project implementation and subsequently project team lead. He had already highlighted to the management that he do not wish to be based in customer's place, but rather, in the office to do development work. But after being reassured that the situation is temporary, he was again and again sent to more sites. So after like 1 year, he's had enough of it.
So now, with a failing project, and project team lead leaving (in fact, yesterday was his last day)... with the project seriously need professional help and more involvement of the PM, guess what happened?
Yeah, you'd probably seen it coming... suddenly the PM asked me to be the team lead. I tried to refuse, but he give me reasons like "you have more business sense among the team mates", "don't worry I'll work with you hand in hand"... etc. I also don't know how to say no (although I really should have).
Now I'm thinking, most likely I'll be made a scapegoat if the project fails. Even if it doesn't, I'll become like my friend, being roped in to do things out of scope. WTF!
Time to hunt for a new job.
2 comments:
Its very common for this situation. But let's look at another angle. Throw out the emotions and study the feasibility of the project, and how it can be salvageable. If you are confident that it can be done, then take the responsibility and carry it to the end.
After that, you can look for another job because all of a sudden, they have discovered a polished diamond among the dust. If you leave now, a lot of people are going to suffer too. The challenge is seeing how you can save the day and not show who is "better" by resigning to show your spite.
One day, you realise you are a better person whom people can depend on when everything falls apart around them.
well... easier said than done... i have no power to reverse the situation... now just see how to salvage whatever can be salvageable
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