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not liking unemployment

orion777
orion777

So I am on unemployment benefits, which helps, but I have been volunteering in the meantime which makes me feel much better.  I started doing the design work which was making me really happy, and then when I went to submit it this morning, I get a message saying, "You really don't have to do this after all. Thanks anyway." I was so upset and irritated as I had gone through all of this work to put it together. I designed the workflows and screens and went to submit them, and he tells me after giving me the directions/packet etc. and parameters of the project that he just doesn't need it now.  I had already completed a fair amount of it. 


It really is a waste of my time because I was doing it with the hope of finishing my project and putting it on my portfolio.  Time spent on a project that I can't put on my resume or use is a massive waste-really.


I'm so angry. 

Froggie83
Froggie83
How rude of them to ask you to do something then change their minds when you have a bunch of it done.
I would be angry too
Andromeda8
Andromeda8
Why don't you insist on completing the project anyway, and tell them that it is practice for a job in the future, and that they can help in providing feedback and a job reference for future employment. Does that sounds non-confrontational?
8Twenty8
8Twenty8
Hi Orion777. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone treated others as they wish to be treated? Unfortunately we only have absolute control over our own behaviors. That may not make you feel better, but it helps explain things.

Is it possible and practical to finish the project and still include it in your portfolio? Perhaps you can get their permission to supply any remaining information needed to complete the project and you can give it to them later as they need, After all, you are volunteering your time so it may sound attractive to them. Good luck..