Definitely a possibility, but whatever the reason it drastically affects performance so it's something that needs to be overcome. Also if the company has a stro

Definitely a possibility, but whatever the reason it drastically affects performance so it's something that needs to be overcome. Also if the company has a strong culture of openness and collaboration, examples of everyone else constantly asking for and receiving help, even the most senior developers, should quickly allay those fears of looking like a fool just for asking for help if you pay attention to what is going on around you at all.