I've been on multiple projects at my current workplace and am wondering if other people have the same signs that a project is sunsetting. Note: I'm...
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Here's some I have seen in the past...
My post about breaking the login is exactly this 😬
Heh, sounds like most of my projects were doomed from the start ;)
Great discussion! I don't have a lot of big org experience, but from freelancing in my past, communication tends to get less frequent until they basically ghost you.
Startups:
Oh man, I just saw on LinkedIn a CEO/founder I know added being CTO/Founder of another startup to his profile. RIP my friends at his old place.
Yep. I've had that done when working as a contractor. It's pretty dumb since I was a contractor. Why not be up front about it?
As an employee, you get sidelined doing support and doing nothing, like they hope you'll just leave. Or else, they'll figure out a way to "reduction in force" you like giving you a bad review or the like. Once again, a dumb and often dishonest way to do things.
I've experienced PMs being reshuffled but also finding out from other employees because upper management didn't bother being upfront with contractors 🤔🤣
I've also worked on absolutely pointless prototypes because market research wasn't done and then when the truth caught up it was suddenly not a priority anymore ✌🏾
In my experience, it was any of these
From an agency-perspective it is a good indicator your company is being phased out by a client when they hire other agencies/freelancers to work on the same thing.