I got this job out of college a few years ago and every time someone tells me to jump ship and so on I'm met with the reality that my skills and knowledge have either remained stagnant or actually gotten worse with this company. Combine that with programing in C and I feel like I've been left holding the bag. I need options here before I somehow find myself replaced by an Indian despite being told "Your work is proprietary and cannot be done by offshore employees," as if that's stopped PHI being leaked and exposed for the past several months or turning entire teams into being contractors for Tech Mahindra.
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Gainwell is also hiring people in India, and that have access to private information in American. This a major violation on many levels.
@vs I just knew Jaffry was going to go far!
Immediately reach out and contact Jaffry Mohd for help. He was just promoted to EVP for successfully outsourcing/rebadging 100s of employees apart from ongoing non-stop silent WFRs. Since he has been receiving a boatload of $$$$, his advice is going to help you for the rest of your life!
It is sad to be blocked from moving to another position or department by a manager, who is never at this computer.
Doesn't matter what type of the business day it is. A majority of the time if you reach out to this individual, he's driving in his car, at a resturant or better yet shopping. You can learn a lot from the background noises during a phone conversation.
Find a new job and work gw on the side. Win-win
Buyer beware!!! Don't get caught up in Gainwell's infamous 'Bait and Switch' program.
They will lure you in and then string you you on with statements and promises they have no intention of keeping. And for your yearly evaluations, they'll assign goals to further intensify the mis-redirection. Comparable to:
Promising you an authentic mexican dinner only to deliver dollar menu items from T-a-c-o B-e-l-l
They say they're clean and you hop in bed with them, only to find out they've got some type of gunga din that even the strongest antibiodics can't get rid of.
I worked for Gainwell and your feelings are valid. I was let go and found a better job months ago. I would highly suggest that you at least start looking and see what’s out there.
@d2 LOL you must have worked on my state!
Welcome to the socialist state of Gainwell.
I work in an area, where the manager/supervisors purposely stunt the growth and capabilities on the more experienced individuals, while giving the more semi-technical tasks and training to the least experienced. I guess to level the playing field.
Unless you’re 60+ years old and close to retirement you should not be working at gainwell.
I agree with all the previous posts and can confirm Gainwell will stunt your professional growth and any chance of having a fulfilling career.
Say you want to make a lateral move to another project, department, etc. And a position opens up. There's a good chance you'll never know about another opportunity to under the table deals where positions don't get posted. Or better yet, you're blocked by your manager or supervisor without you knowing. I've had both situaitons happen to me.
If the time ever comes where you're rebadged to another company, but still working on the Gainwell account. Don't expect anything to change for the better. You're still working for Gainwell, but just getting paid by another company.
You are definitely thinking right. Staying at Gainwell will destroy your skills and most likely land you in the unemployment line from either being replaced by overseas cheap labor or a victim of the constant layoffs. You are not safe staying there. In fact it is detrimental to stay.
Not to mention that Gainwell is a POS of a company. They steal from the states. They break the law and mishandle protected health information. And they only care about money. No employee is safe.
Maybe try what this guy's doing.
If you click into the description box, it's got timestamps for various subjects covered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj6hoC9JaLI
I'm definitely no AI expert, and I'm not affiliated with this guy or any of these AI tools/models, but stuff like this seems like an interestingly useful bunch of stuff to learn, and he seems to present the info. in a clear, straightforward, no-nonsense approach.
https://www.youtube.com/@AlexFinnOfficial/videos
He's also got a Vibe Coding Academy w/ bootcamp:
https://www.skool.com/vibe-coding-academy/about
If you know 'C' then you can more than likely teach yourself another language. Maybe learn Python that uses the AI LLMs and write some useful utility apps for work. Gives you exposure to the language and tools and you can put it on your resume as having experience with the new toys all the managers want. Just a thought.
My recommendation is to reflect on what you are doing, what you like/don't like, what your skills are, need to be; and what you want to be doing next year, five years from now, etc., If you want to remain doing C coding, there are lots of jobs available [a quick check of Indeed (117K), LinkedIn(63K), Monster(1+K)]. Do you work on new programs, libraries, bug fixes, etc., Assess what you like doing and your skills. If you need to take classes and reskill, do that. The main thing is figure out what you like/want to do, figure out the skills you currently have and/or need, and then go do it or work on what you need to get there. And don't forget that your domain and business knowledge is valuable. More than likely, you're not "just" a C-language developer, and you have other valuable knowledge and skills.