Hey everyone,
I recently wrapped up a stint at a consultancy firm in Spain and had some unexpected drama during my paternity leave, where I was let go by the client. Now, my former boss is telling me I can't disclose the tech stack I worked with on LinkedIn or my portfolio site. Just to clarify, I did state that my work was through the consultancy firm. Here's a quick breakdown of the tech stack I used:
- Setting up HashiCorp Vault and PKI Engine, along with cert-manager and external secrets operator for cert generation.
- Managing Kubernetes clusters across several environments on EKS.
- Implementing cost and resource management using KubeCost insights and performing backend load testing.
- Integrating Grafana with LGTM stack for metrics, events, and logs, as well as creating dashboards and setting up Slack notifications.
- Defining project roadmaps and priorities.
- Integrating Kong Gateway for API aggregation.
- Deploying core infrastructure on AWS following Infrastructure as Code principles using Terraform, Ansible, and GitOps with ArgoCD.
I don't have any non-disclosure agreements in place. Is it really considered confidential? I feel it's a bit unreasonable. Also, when it comes to showcasing my work, should I mention both the consultancy and the client, or just one of them? Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!
1 Answer
It's a good idea to separate your skills from your job history. Instead of detailing the specific projects you worked on, you could focus on the skills you used like Kubernetes and Grafana. Typically, you can list your employer but might skip mentioning the client's name since they might have proprietary concerns. It’s not uncommon for companies to be secretive about their clients, so I would tread carefully there!
But isn't it common in job postings to share tech stacks? Plus, you’ve got a recommendation from a director on LinkedIn, which kind of suggests you worked with them, right? It feels like they’re just making excuses to keep things hush-hush.