So this keeps happening to me At the beginning of sprint I receive tasks like everyone else (maybe a bit more since I am full-stack dev) I usually work through them fairly quickly and in between sprint I keep getting getting tasks/bugs injected into my board Initially I didn't had any problems with it since I was new to the company and that extra work helped me learn about the codebase etc But now its getting frustrating since now I am always busy working on tasks. I started ignoring the tasks added to me in between the sprint and the PM was cool with it (at least he seem cool with it), then came the performance review cycle and I got to know that I have lot of backlogs at the end of each sprint since I stopped doing those mid sprint injections. I tried to explain to the manager the reason but as per him now this cycle I won't be getting any salary adjustment. So basically all this work for nothing. I am frustrated and want to leave the job but seeing the market and since I'm on visa I can't. What should I do now? TC: €60k YoE: 3+
It's tough, but you have to set work expectations in the beginning. Basically, don't burn yourself out, even if you're excited. Companies will just see a down turn in productivity, even if you were doing an unsustainable workload and just slowed to a reasonable pace. It's annoying, but that's how it is.
Yeah its now just a weird loop where they know i can breeze through the task so I keep getting swamped ... I am trying to work at constant pace now... While looking for other opportunities on the side
I always start very slow and work harder only if I need to. That way, it’s easy to look like I’m trending upwards.
This is very wise will do this from now on in next company.... This is my biggest mistake to have shown excitement and heavy throughput on the first week of work
They know they have on a hook, take a risk and quit get another job where the bosses don’t treat you like garbage
I think one can always leave but its hard, so thats why the employers will exploit your visa dependencies etc
It’s only hard because people say it’s hard
Story of an immigrant, I guess 🤷🏼♂️
Yeah exactly
First, is your team agile or not? Why are stories/tasks put onto you? You should be talking as a team and taking items in as your time frees up and it makes sense. Sounds like you have an agile process issue. Second, sounds like you need to push back. What do you say in stand ups? Do you have stand ups? If the items can get done then you should be discussing what can get done and discuss what you should work in based on priority. Yes, I read that you’re on visa, but it’s up to you to give your progress and say what needs to fall out of the sprint. It’s not your fault if someone else is committing to work for you. It’s worse to just let items sit in the sprint untouched with no updates.
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If you are bound by the visa it sounds like you will have to cover those injections if you like it or not until you reach a state when you are not bound to your employer by your visa anymore.