Feel frustated....

You're having an off day obviously. Who hasn't? Just don't let one day like this decide your career.

It is in fact a good thing you feel frustrated, for not delivereing what was promised. It just shows you have a sense of responsibility. Maybe even for things you have not under control, something I cannot make out of your post. Anyway, you're not the only responsible one for this project, even if you're the ony one working on it. So there is no need to carry the "blame" all on your own.

And who says there is not a very good explanation for your project being late? Have a chat with the customer, they may not even make a big deal out of this. And express your frustration, show them you yourself are not happy with this, even if they accept it. As I said, it only shows your commitment and your sense of responsibility. And those are qualities that count.

Don't resign just like that. Tell your customer (employer/whatever) how you feel about this. Tell them you want to work something out, and maybe review the schedule. Maybe it was not realistic right from the start. Now you have a better view on things, and you can more accurately estimate it will take another x weeks. A customer prefers honesty over the political version of "taking your responsibility" (=run).

And even if the estimation was a mistake of yours, making a correction of the schedule and delivering that will feel better than just running and start doing something else. After all, what will you do if something goes wrong there? Now is your chance to show your guts, to show you're not a quitter, but a fighter. What do you choose to be?

Jim

I know the feeling, and the true answer lies in you. There are times that this feeling plagues us all, it is a common symptom due to the high demands and expectations that us holding the knowledge must endure, for all those around us who havent a clue cannot see the intellegience that is required to make their lives easier, all they see is that its not done fast enough or on time. I would suggest that if there is pressure from these people then you need to get out, not totally abandon your passion your happiness internally from those around us. Dont let them bring you down,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

On the point of projects, at least those that have any complexity at all (IE multiple departments etc), if you ever now or in the future work on one that meets all it's deadlines the let me know - 'cos I've certainly never seen one before : )

Things like this can be very frustrating. The important thing is to do the best you can, and to try to improve.

From your post, I can't guess at what could have been done differently. If you didn't realize how much work was in the project, well, you have more experience now. If the customer kept changing requirements, now you know to tell them "OK, but it'll delay the project by ..." Software project estimation is not trivial.

I would suggest some reading on how to develop applications faster, more reliably, or more accurately. My favorite survey is "Rapid Development", by Steve McConnell.

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