I switched from service based company to a product based company. But now its about 2.5 months, and still I am not getting much work to do, is it normal in product based organisation, is ot harmful? Coming from a service based organisation, I use to get hell lot of work, and now suddenly its very less work.
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As you are new, no one will bombard you with crazy expectations. Development is comparatively better on product based org. You will get enough time and easy deadlines as delivering a stable feature is more important than just giving a solution to client and charging him..like in service based org.


Also this all may change based on criticality of your project and mood of your manager 😄

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In the last 6 months, work is super chill
Ppl tke their time and the best part is they actually know which is a priority, unlike many other organisations or teams who say everything id priority
My manager during 1:1 doesn’t talk about work, instead asks me how’s everything at home
See, everyone knows in a professional area that working like donkeys doesn’t make good results…
So they give you sufficient time

I started to get work after the 4th month, so I had sufficient time and the best part is, my colleagues or team mates they gave me a proper KT which i didnt know existed in my entire 5.5 years Of career !!

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Marking this answer for later referral .. thanks.

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Company name plz .i will apply immediately

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usually there is a hidden 90 day onboarding plan in product based.. so keep calm

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Yeah point

If you are in established a product based company or companies that already released products in the market, then the process is more streamlined and work will be less.
If you go into a company who are in the early stage of releasing the product, you won't be having weekends off also

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It’s normal for 2 reasons.
1 . In many firms code freeze may have already happened and new work usually comes from Jan. December is a chill period for US markets .
2. In product company you get ample amount of time to settle down and understand the business . It’s not like service based where only delivery matters and nothing else . Utilise this time to understand the business domain and relax.

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What’s the company name ?

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Great . Share the name and refer me

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It's not normal. If your team is loaded but you are not, then probably they don't think you are upto their standards. Prepare for switch - before they fire you or put you on PIP.

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PIP is performance based. Why would OP be put in PIP when he is not getting work?

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Yes,
It's normal , no need to panic.
It might take 6 months sometimes.
As I worked more than 4 product based telecom companies the same thing happens even though I'm on Architect designation.
So enjoy and participate in company activities.

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It's normal.. You are part of good culture. Usually first few months will be to get you comfortable. I have seen same culture in multiple top tech companies.

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Things are a bit relaxed in product based companies. Since you're new they might have not assigned more work yet. If you're keen to take more work, talk to your manager and ask.

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Are you in a product or captive. A lot of people don't know about captive and they call it product based. Work culture of product based is different from captive.

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If core product offering is tech = product based (Google, Samsung)
If core product offering is non tech = captive
(Banks, Airlines, Etc)

But imo, both are product based, question is about tech vs non tech offerings

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There will be an onboarding plan in progress due to which you are kept waiting or it’s just this season- most people are on leaves and are in holiday mode. So people who may be responsible to get you inducted maybe unavailable and hence the lack of work.

Keep calm, initial 6 months are given to folks to just settle down. Especially if you are from service based companies

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Please share the company name, I’ll also apply

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It's normal buddy.
Just chill 😎

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This is one of the perks of working in product based company. Instead of complaining, enjoy it and do whatever you like in that spare time.

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This is normal in product based companies, don't worry

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I also, switched and was assigned Jira tickets as soon I did my 2 weeks of trainings.

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But I guess it’s how the work culture is … we just need to engage in all activities and keep ourselves visible always .. we feel we aren’t visible for our work so better to conduct learning sessions / some engagement sessions / doing certifications .. that’s how I am keeping myself busy here

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