Feedback about job termination

I was recruited as a software test engg in a software firm. I had/have good programming skills, know most of the programming languages.This information was also mentioned on my resume.I did my testing job wholeheartedly. I worked for quite some time and then all of a sudden I was terminated from service, reason being I had the programming skills and interest in the same. This was terribly shocking to me.How could a software firm terminate an employee because he has interest in programming?

I feel this is injustice to me.

What is your opinion?

re: Feedback about job termination

Really sorry for your job loss. There are times when your outside development interests like involvement in similar open source development could affect your job. Small firms could feel this as a threat and that you will be learn skills and information on the job that will be competitive to them at a later date.

It could also be unrelated and the reason they gave you was pretty much made up to make it easy on them and you.

The only thing really you could do is focus on your skills, improve them and then look for a job where your interests will be accepted. In this job market it might be difficult, but still better than wasting time on worrying about why they let you go. Even if they bring you back, the relationship with your employer will never be the same.

re: Feedback about job termination

Hi,

Thank-you for your reply and advise.
Programming is something I truly enjoy and I will continue acquiring more knowledge on the same and learn even more languages.

P.S. Yes, you guessed it right, it was a small software firm.

re: Feedback about job termination

Sorry... I guess i posted the same reply more than once.

re: Feedback about job termination

This is very common. I worked for two employers previously that required me to sign a no-compete clause which meant that if I did moonlight and sell software on my own, it was their property. This is a very common plight for software developers. I will never sign one of those again!