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I think I may have officially gotten myself fired before I even started a new job. My salaried start date was supposed to be Jan 3 but they hired me to do spot work at my hourly rate until then. My server side PHP skills were never great but they appear to be completely inadequate to the task of patching their undocumented, spaghetti legacy code. I just sent a note basically saying I either need to convert their entire site to something else 3 weeks ahead of the timeframe we planned or to basically outsource my work to another developer to patch this code. Feeling like a total imposter at the moment. I wouldn't hire me.

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    Can you work to improve your skills to get through this assignment? Do whatever you can to make it work. Good luck and please keep us informed.
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    @Jumpshot44 I just watched two of the best YouTube videos on the solution I need but they were too generalized to be of use for this unique project. I also feel like I need to do a full course on this language (PHP) to get back up to speed enough. Now I'm recruiting on Freelancer.com to find someone who can just do it for me. It's a band-aid solution that is temporary until I apply the skills I am good with to make a better solution.
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    Always take a look at the project before you accept it.
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    @mocrosoft It was one of those situations where what was thought to have been communicated clearly...clearly wasn't.
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