Changing Contracts
So, I have been working on contract at a small software company for about a year and a half. Most of it has been good. Near the end a tough client has been causing quite a fuss. I think the basic problem is the the smaller company, us, agreeing to whatever the bigger company, the client, comes up with. This lack of customer control filters down to developers getting yelled at regularly that we didn’t anticipate a need of the client. As a result internal relations with the existing programming staff is strained. Senior management hardly says Hi passing in the hall. (Again, this is a small place)
I agreed to hang on for one last big feature to get working. It took much longer than expected, again due to the client being very whimsical about requirements. Once it solidified I started looking for another contract and found one (really across the street from the current place). When I notified my supervisor things became even more tenuous - now they avoid eye contact.
Since this is a small place I expected some flak about wanting more than the standard 2 weeks to move on. Nothing.
Write down just current tasks/responsibilties, not including projects in progress. 15 pages of details. Meet with supervisor and other developers. Result is I expect 2 developers to be hired to replace what I was doing. However, COO is making noise about delaying hiring anyone to replace. But, still Nothing.
Just such a strange thing to realize there is no relationship whatsoever. They just use people as needed and move on.