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I have recently joined as a Junior Developer at a mid sized startup (IT Services company). It's been my 4th day and still no work has been assigned, nor any IDE or tools have been installed on my system inspite of raising ticket and telling about it yo the Team Lead. They have just told me to read about so and so technology from the Net. I am really bored and starting to question my decision to join this firm. I understand juniors take time and all, but there should atleast be some sort of effort and willingness from their end. As a entry level candidate, I prioritise learning and knowledge growth above all.

What I have tried:

Ticket raise via System, Asking Team Lead, Reading Theory and Understanding Projects

Posted 25-Sep-18 21:09pm

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Updated 25-Sep-18 21:21pm

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OriginalGriff 26-Sep-18 3:15am

Please don't repost if your question does not appear immediately: all of these went to moderation and required a human being to review them for publication. In order to prevent you being kicked off as a spammer, both had to be accepted, and then I have to clean up the spares. Have a little patience, please!
I've deleted the spare version.

Richard MacCutchan 26-Sep-18 3:19am

This is really not the place for such a question. and there is no way that a bunch of strangers on the internet can give you good advice about your career.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2018-09-25T21:22:00

What do you want us to do?
Pop round and visit your boss? Give you a project to get started on?

You are a junior programmer: right at the bottom of the totem pole. Your boss is probably busy, and while it seems rude - and it is - to ignore you and sit your there with nothing to do, they have given you a task: learning about the technology you will presumably be using while they sort out all the other stuff.

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I prioritise learning and knowledge growth above all.

So do that: learn. They have told you to read up - so get started. Find out what tools you would need to install to actually get started learning the project, make a list and ask for permission to install them yourself so you can practice what you have learned so far. You've been there less than a week and you think you have learned the new stuff so well you don't need to do it any more? I'm betting not...

Just whining about it on a random website is not exactly a good look!