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Don't panic about them contacting your employer. Recruiters understand your employer doesn't know that you're looking for other work so they won't contact them. You can put "References available on request", and then if they ask for references you can decide who you want to ask, be it someone at that employer or a former lecturer etc.
Sounds like you're getting both a raw deal and a hell of a lot of experience straight out of the gate. That's a double-edged sword, but try comparing yourself in your mind to the you just before you started working there, I'm sure you'll agree you've learned a lot, not just about the new languages.
Definitely apply for other jobs, always go to interviews, always look smart. If you get the job you don't necessarily even have to take it; you can weigh up the options and make a decision to stay if you prefer.
That mindset makes interviews a lot less nerve-wracking, too, because if you don't get it you haven't lost anything!
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@AnonymousGuy thanks for that, yeah I have learnt quite a lot but the problems I've run into would have been a lot faster to work with I guess at least one other developer.
I've gotten better with not just programming, like with getting requirements for the project from my boss, it's just honestly the commute time and cost is not the minimum wage.
I guess yeah I'll just start applying for jobs I have to do some minor adjustments to my CV but I've found a couple of jobs that are a lot closer to home at least.
Also hate the fact I have the added "fix computers" on my contract I ain't some IT guy I have a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences with a major in software development.
Anyways thanks again, I'm gonna do my CV fixes when I'm not at work, since I don't really want anyone at work to know about this and the way my desk is facing people walk behind me all the time. -
@yzhea yeah they are a big company and known over both New Zealand and Australia
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@f03n1x then I vote that you should put that in your CV. just don't forget to inform your interviewer that you haven't tendered your resignation yet :)
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@yzhea yeah I'll definitely do that, they'll have to be fine with me giving a months notice since it's in my contract, so if I were to leave now I'd be able to at least clean up my code for the Android app.
Sadly though iPhone app isn't on the store yet because I've been waiting weeks for the privacy policy to be signed off by the lawyers :/
I would have done weeks ago literary that is what is stopping me from releasing it.
Anyways I'll be doing some rework on my CV and then look for the jobs and finally deciding how to right the cover letter.
But for now I just got my motorbike so I'm gonna be just toying with that lol -
@f03n1x Good luck on the job hunting! Hope you'll find better culture in your next job! :D
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@yzhea me too, I hope it's closer to home too, I apparently travel 80km (there and back) each day so on my new motorbike it's going to wear it down quite fast :/
@kaqqao ah right, yeah I did put my computer and current position and all just was skeptical about putting down my boss as a reference without him knowing, well glad I'm not the only one and I really would love to find a better job
Thanks everyone for the advice! I feel more confident I'll be able to get a job!
I'm still at my first job, got the job by word of mouth from a friend.
This company wants me to develop both their iOS and Android apps, and being the solo developer it's a long process. I forgot to mention I had to learn objective-c on the job, and being from a java background Android was easy to pick up but it wasn't exactly 100% easy either.
8 months down the line I finished the iOS app and working on the Android app, which is more so copying the features I did with the Android prototype I worked on at the start.
I get paid minimum wage with from the looks of it no sight of a pay raise.
This company doesn't seem to know about how difficult it is to be the only developer for two apps in two different languages.
Anyway aside from this I was wondering if I could get some advice, I want to apply for jobs while I finish up the Android app, but is it a good idea to put the company I work for on my CV? I don't want to risk getting found out for looking for a job, without my boss knowing.
Would it be ideal to just have some sort of more information on request type thing if the jobs I apply for respond?
I guess I could stay until I'm here for one year (student advisor said this) but in saying that I don't think he understands that software development is done in projects rather than time, and after these apps I'll have to start on a new app from scratch, which I'm not looking forward to.
Anyways for any advice you guys give me thanks in advance I really appreciate any input, just wanna get out of this job, the 10 hours of commute I spend a week is killing me :/ along with it being expensive.
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