• Random_Character_A@lemmy.world
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    One company tried to get rid of me for 4 years. I was hired as a development engineer for a pilot project. Project started slowly and after my trial period the project runner had a stroke and remained on a sick leave.

    Nobody dared to touch the project or bother me. I took it far as I could. After that I had nothing to do and no funding to continue, so i just hung around.

    Project runner never returned and eventually they were able fire/retire him.

    Nobody killed the project, but no funding either.

    Maintenance electrisionists were happy to take me along for the ride and for 3 years I was their “trainee” with engineers salary.

    I learned the trade.

    I even went to talk to the region manager about why I had absolut zero billed work during my time. He just laughed and nothing changed.

    During my fifth year I finally quit. Salary was engineers salary, but still a small one. They were also about to promote me to a department chief in a shit position where all employees and manager had just resigned in protest.

    6 months after I resigned the “stroke victim” called and wanted me keep his project alive, but I had to tell him that the ship had sailed and torpedoed some time ago.