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This rant not make sense. Junior and Seniors are equally skilled? Not? Then the divide is justified.

• watwut 9y ago
  Except that these are not two groups, but continuum. And often time senior does not have all that much experience, but a lot of confidence and read some blogs. And oftentimes junior does know more about something then senior (may be much better in css or framework), but is still not ready to work individually. In many startups, senior has like 1 year of experience more and just happens to be controlling "my way or the high way" type. If you really want to reach someone, you gotta see him more individually then "junior" and you gotta consider whether what that kid might need now is a bit of autonomy and possibility to try things his way - including possibility to do miatakes and learn from them If you can't do either, you are just micromanager.
• maxxxxx 9y ago
  And how can you tell Junior from Senior? Is it the title or something else?
  • mamcx 9y ago
    So, you mean skill and knowledge can't be tell apart on people? So, is equally to hire a fresh grad or Linus Torvald? You can't figure if Linus or the fresh grad is a senior or a junior?
    • maxxxxx 9y ago
      There are plenty of guys who have been around for only a short time that are better than people who have been there for years. You can't go by title or tenure. You have to look at each individual and see how skilled they are by their work and their attitude. Words like junior or senior don't help.
      • mamcx 9y ago
        > You have to look at each individual and see how skilled they are by their work and their attitude. And after you do this, then you have already " create another clearly delineated group". And then how you communicate your finding to the rest of the team? This is the "skilled guy"? The "one that can do it?" And then how about the other that is not better?