This is a tough one, and I sympathize with you. I also would be tempted to look elsewhere.
You obviously had different expectations about the job going in. So I would use that as the basis for discussion with your manager. In some cases, they might be willing to move you to another project since the hiring process is expensive. However, based on the info you provided (this being a project for a client of your employer) it seems unlikely to me that they will move you to something different. Because they would just have to hire someone else for the work anyway. And they wouldn't have bothered to hire someone for it if an existing employee was free and willing to do it. (Or maybe it just came up after you were hired?)
If you discuss this with your manager, the best result you can hope for is a caring manager who says they will look for a different project for you going forward (probably after the PoC is delivered). The other end of the spectrum is that it could affect your probationary review, including the decision to not take you on full time. The idea being that you would not stay, and they would have to hire someone else for the work anyway.
Personally, I would have the talk because it does not sound like a fit. And it sounds like they want to put you in the center of future efforts around this CMS (if any come up). Which could make it a bad fit for some time to come. There's probably a dev out there who would be happy to do the work, and another company out there that would be happy to hire you for work you want to do anyway. Just guage how your manager reacts, and take steps accordingly.
Probably in your next job search, this experience will lead you to double- and triple-check that their expectations line up with yours during the interview process.
I agree, apart from the specific technology it seems like he's starting a new job in place where he doesn't fit in, which is a huge red alert. Good fit is the thing that makes you want to work there even with outdated technologies. It seems like they spoke a different "language" than he does.
Scott, a job is a two way contract. I would prefer an employee in probation to tell me right away than to have a disgruntled employee for a year or two.
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This is a tough one, and I sympathize with you. I also would be tempted to look elsewhere.
You obviously had different expectations about the job going in. So I would use that as the basis for discussion with your manager. In some cases, they might be willing to move you to another project since the hiring process is expensive. However, based on the info you provided (this being a project for a client of your employer) it seems unlikely to me that they will move you to something different. Because they would just have to hire someone else for the work anyway. And they wouldn't have bothered to hire someone for it if an existing employee was free and willing to do it. (Or maybe it just came up after you were hired?)
If you discuss this with your manager, the best result you can hope for is a caring manager who says they will look for a different project for you going forward (probably after the PoC is delivered). The other end of the spectrum is that it could affect your probationary review, including the decision to not take you on full time. The idea being that you would not stay, and they would have to hire someone else for the work anyway.
Personally, I would have the talk because it does not sound like a fit. And it sounds like they want to put you in the center of future efforts around this CMS (if any come up). Which could make it a bad fit for some time to come. There's probably a dev out there who would be happy to do the work, and another company out there that would be happy to hire you for work you want to do anyway. Just guage how your manager reacts, and take steps accordingly.
Probably in your next job search, this experience will lead you to double- and triple-check that their expectations line up with yours during the interview process.
I agree, apart from the specific technology it seems like he's starting a new job in place where he doesn't fit in, which is a huge red alert. Good fit is the thing that makes you want to work there even with outdated technologies. It seems like they spoke a different "language" than he does.
Scott, a job is a two way contract. I would prefer an employee in probation to tell me right away than to have a disgruntled employee for a year or two.