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"I have been told by my Lead, I have to make it and make it good else I would be kicked out".

Strikes me that you have been given an impossible task given your experience in Perl and the time frame you have been allotted.

I have seen this before it's a management ploy to to give you a task that they know you stand very little chance of completing, so that you can be removed by default. Should you manage to complete the task next time you will be given an even more difficult one.

I think I would be asking myself do I really want this job, do I need the pressure and hassle perhaps you should get out now.

Good luck whatever, you've your work cut out.

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Re^7: best strategy
by LesleyB (Friar) on Aug 26, 2008 at 12:08 UTC

    In the OP's situation I would certainly be getting my CV out. He can still talk positively about what he is attempting to do, and use it to help him find something better somewhere else.

    Tricky questions he can ask prospective future employers include

    • asking about the planning processes in the software development cycle,
    • what procedures and specification methods are used to ensure unambiguous communication to all team members,
    • how much time and thought is given to planning new projects or fixing poorly designed existing ones,
    • who has responsibility for all that,
    • who are the gurus in what areas,
    • what is the management structure and support like for the lesser programmers in the team
    • what training do new folk get in the company products and ways
    • what training do they get in key skill areas required for the project in hand
    ... and so on.

    Maybe they're why I don't get many job offers ;)

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