I feel for you. I just joined a company about three months ago as the only senior engineer on the team and I’ve been going through the same thing. The way I get

I feel for you. I just joined a company about three months ago as the only senior engineer on the team and I’ve been going through the same thing. The way I get through it is by reminding myself that I got hired for a reason and that I need to give myself six months before really evaluating how the situation is going. As someone else mentioned, don’t be afraid to ask for help. I’m used to “firefighting” and being the fixer, so asking other people for input and help is totally new to me, and it’s reasonable for it to take some time to adjust. Also: Do not feel bad for taking time getting to know the tools and codebase. I’d much rather someone on my team take a week longer and gain knowledge vs just jumping in and breaking things by making changes to things they don’t fully understand.