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In my experience, while someone might be extra careful not to repeat a mistake that has burned them in the past, making a serious mistake is often a sign that s

In my experience, while someone might be extra careful not to repeat a mistake that has burned them in the past, making a serious mistake is often a sign that someone is careless, and more likely to make other, different mistakes in the future.

toomuchtodo 10y ago
> making a serious mistake is often a sign that someone is careless, and more likely to make other, different mistakes in the future. Or under external pressures they have no control over.
- RUG3Y 10y ago
  Right. I've been in a situation where I attained a huge amount of responsibility and authority in a short amount of time. I was learning a dozen new tasks simultaneously and getting something like 4 hours of sleep a night (military). I made some pretty big mistakes, and I think it's fair to assume that anyone would under those circumstances.
  - toomuchtodo 10y ago
    Agree. Some people simply have unrealistic expectations.
brazzledazzle 10y ago
This doesn't jibe with my experience. As long as the person doesn't evaluate their mistakes in a vacuum they become more careful in general because they learn that things can bite you in the ass in totally unexpected ways. So I'd say it depends on your environment combined with the individual. Someone who is apathetic and/or lacks critical thinking skills will probably learn very little beyond avoiding that specific mistake again.
- NoPiece 10y ago
  *jibe (jive is a dance, jibe is agree)
  - brazzledazzle 10y ago
    Right you are. Thanks, I was able to edit it in time.
  - robocat 10y ago
    http://www.dailywritingtips.com/gibe-gybe-jibe-and-jive/ http://www.dailywritingtips.com/gibe-gybe-jibe-and-jive/ Shows the other meanings of the homophones - English huh!
smacktoward 10y ago
One mistake, even one very serious mistake, means nothing. People are human, even the best of them are going to make mistakes occasionally. Be as careful as you want, it doesn't matter, literally nobody is perfect. A pattern of making mistakes can tell you somebody is careless, or sloppy, or in over their head. But a single mistake? That's just inevitable.
- bsder 10y ago
  > A pattern of making mistakes can tell you somebody is careless, or sloppy, or in over their head. Or that you need to fix the process.
groby_b 10y ago
We all make serious mistakes from time to time. Yes, you too. If you haven't yet, you will - don't worry. Nobody gets an exemption from that. When that happens, I hope the people around you are more forgiving than you are.
plandis 10y ago
Well that's not the experience I've had at all. I bet you if you ask any senior engineer they'd tell you the numerous different ways they have really messed over their careers. I think it's especially true in tech jobs where there is a lot learned on the job. I would be deeply skeptical of any tech company that takes a fire first attitude. That just tells me they 1) treat devs as disposable and 2) they get rid of everyone that has a chance to learn from their mistakes

toomuchtodo 10y ago

> making a serious mistake is often a sign that someone is careless, and more likely to make other, different mistakes in the future. Or under external pressures they have no control over.

RUG3Y 10y ago
Right. I've been in a situation where I attained a huge amount of responsibility and authority in a short amount of time. I was learning a dozen new tasks simultaneously and getting something like 4 hours of sleep a night (military). I made some pretty big mistakes, and I think it's fair to assume that anyone would under those circumstances.
- toomuchtodo 10y ago
  Agree. Some people simply have unrealistic expectations.

brazzledazzle 10y ago

This doesn't jibe with my experience. As long as the person doesn't evaluate their mistakes in a vacuum they become more careful in general because they learn that things can bite you in the ass in totally unexpected ways. So I'd say it depends on your environment combined with the individual. Someone who is apathetic and/or lacks critical thinking skills will probably learn very little beyond avoiding that specific mistake again.

NoPiece 10y ago
*jibe (jive is a dance, jibe is agree)
- brazzledazzle 10y ago
  Right you are. Thanks, I was able to edit it in time.
- robocat 10y ago
  http://www.dailywritingtips.com/gibe-gybe-jibe-and-jive/ http://www.dailywritingtips.com/gibe-gybe-jibe-and-jive/ Shows the other meanings of the homophones - English huh!

smacktoward 10y ago

One mistake, even one very serious mistake, means nothing. People are human, even the best of them are going to make mistakes occasionally. Be as careful as you want, it doesn't matter, literally nobody is perfect. A pattern of making mistakes can tell you somebody is careless, or sloppy, or in over their head. But a single mistake? That's just inevitable.

bsder 10y ago
> A pattern of making mistakes can tell you somebody is careless, or sloppy, or in over their head. Or that you need to fix the process.

groby_b 10y ago

We all make serious mistakes from time to time. Yes, you too. If you haven't yet, you will - don't worry. Nobody gets an exemption from that. When that happens, I hope the people around you are more forgiving than you are.

plandis 10y ago

Well that's not the experience I've had at all. I bet you if you ask any senior engineer they'd tell you the numerous different ways they have really messed over their careers. I think it's especially true in tech jobs where there is a lot learned on the job. I would be deeply skeptical of any tech company that takes a fire first attitude. That just tells me they 1) treat devs as disposable and 2) they get rid of everyone that has a chance to learn from their mistakes