My boss recently instructed a coworker to rewrite my feature behind my back, and I found out by chance. More than a week and dozens of panic attacks later, he told me that he thought some of it was stolen because he didn't think I was capable of writing sophisticated JavaScript. I am a green dev, but I spend tons of time outside of work becoming a better developer, and primarily I have focused on JS because that is the bulk of what I do at work. I was completely baffled by this accusation and just explained to him that I spend lots of time researching and want to write the absolute best code possible. He seemed to understand, but this situation makes me extremely uncomfortable. It is insulting on multiple levels to think that I am so incompetent that I would steal. Has anyone else encountered this?
What would you do? Boss thought I copied code from Web
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Re: What would you do? Boss thought I copied code from Web
#2Is your boss a dev? Did he think you straight copy/pasted from the internet? Did he even ask about the licensing?
Your boss sounds incompetent, but these answers would probably help us understand.
Re: What would you do? Boss thought I copied code from Web
#3Is your boss a dev? Did he think you straight copy/pasted from the internet? Did he even ask about the licensing? Your boss sounds incompetent, but these answers would probably help us understand.
Yes, he is a dev. He thought I copied/pasted. He did not ask about licensing.
He also told me that "inner JavaScript classes" are inappropriate for enterprise code. I asked him to explain what he was talking about - he meant my object constructors. He said I could not create new java (yes, java) classes in my JavaScript code. ????
Re: What would you do? Boss thought I copied code from Web
#4That does not sound like a recoverable problem.
Re: What would you do? Boss thought I copied code from Web
#5Is your boss a dev? Did he think you straight copy/pasted from the internet? Did he even ask about the licensing? Your boss sounds incompetent, but these answers would probably help us understand.
Yes, he is a dev. He thought I copied/pasted. He did not ask about licensing. He also told me that "inner JavaScript classes" are inappropriate for enterprise code. I asked him to explain what he was talking about - he meant my object constructors. He said I could not create new java (yes, java) classes in my JavaScript code. ????
It sounds like he barely has any idea what he's talking about...or you two are talking about totally different things. Has this happened before with him? Has he done this to anybody else?
Re: What would you do? Boss thought I copied code from Web
#6Is your boss a dev? Did he think you straight copy/pasted from the internet? Did he even ask about the licensing? Your boss sounds incompetent, but these answers would probably help us understand.
Yes, he is a dev. He thought I copied/pasted. He did not ask about licensing. He also told me that "inner JavaScript classes" are inappropriate for enterprise code. I asked him to explain what he was talking about - he meant my object constructors. He said I could not create new java (yes, java) classes in my JavaScript code. ????
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Re: What would you do? Boss thought I copied code from Web
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, he is a dev. He thought I copied/pasted. He did not ask about licensing. He also told me that "inner JavaScript classes" are inappropriate for enterprise code. I asked him to explain what he was talking about - he meant my object constructors. He said I could not create new java (yes, java) classes in my JavaScript code. ????
It sounds like he barely has any idea what he's talking about...or you two are talking about totally different things. Has this happened before with him? Has he done this to anybody else?
I only know his history in broad strokes. He has a "reputation," I just don't know the specifics. He hated the guy that I replaced - 3 months later and he is still publicly bad mouthing the guy. Very unprofessional, makes for a hostile work environment.
Re: What would you do? Boss thought I copied code from Web
#8I would leave that job as quickly as possible. Life is too short to work for a boss who is crazy.
You have the drive to learn and grow. Go to meetups, user groups, etc. and get to know others who are like-minded. You'll build the connections you need to find a better job, even if you are a junior dev. They'll see your passion and potential and hire you for that.
Re: What would you do? Boss thought I copied code from Web
#9That does not sound like a recoverable problem.
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Re: What would you do? Boss thought I copied code from Web
#10The fact we are having this conversation means you are in denial on God. Take some time and talk to God. Then you will not be so stupid.