Been at this company for 4 months as a data engineer. When I started their codebase was a mess. All the code was in one folder with subfolders, the scripts were dependent on one another even if they didn’t share the domain problem, their version control was “call the IT guy to grab the backup”. In the first few months I set up a Github organization for them, put all their code into a git repo to start version control, got them to install and use IDEs instead of just VS Code, refactored some of the codebase to use SOLID standards, automated some tasks, transitioned them to a new Snowflake warehouse, and fixed several issues that was breaking their workflow. Today the CEO told me that this is an at-will state and he let me go. Didn’t explain why, just asked for the equipment back.
I didn’t get any write-ups, no one complained about my work, I was always looking for improvements, even the CEO thanked me a couple months ago for writing a word document to my managers on how I think the team can make improvements. They actually followed that doc and have been happy with it. This came from nowhere because no one brought any complaints. Today I am lost. I just need to vent and let this out.
Not sure what might have happened then. Sounds like you took the right approach.
FWIW as a software engineer for 20 years including some time as Principal, this is kind of like, my thing. Identifying areas of improvement, presenting a use case, and implementing based on that. Some people can get really upset if they’re not involved in that process. Like, complain to the CEO upset.
If that’s not the case here, then it’s not. It is a bit of a red flag simply because that amount of change can be very difficult to impart in such a short time. Props for your contributions for sure.