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The article doesn't really distinguish between offering help, and pushing your help. I work in a large team, and I often work on some obscure feature, and it's
by meuk 8y ago
The article doesn't really distinguish between offering help, and pushing your help. I work in a large team, and I often work on some obscure feature, and it's not always clear who has experience with it. If someone notifies me "hey, I have experience with that part of the codebase, I'm here if you need help", that's what I call offering help, and that is very useful. It's still up to me to decide if I need help or not.
- atomical 8y agoIf it's a large team how much time are they spending knowing what everyone else is working on?
- yitchelle 8y agoThis is when a team leader is helpful. He would say "Frank, I see that the bug that you are working is in the datafile handler. I know that Jill has has some experience in this area. Frank, could Jill provide some assistance here?"
- jhabdas 8y agoOffering help: Hey, it's 10pm I'm about to head home for the night so I can login and zero out my inbox. Anything you need from me before I leave? Giving help: Hey, it's 8pm and I noticed it's getting late. Do you need any help with that task you've been struggling with? Actual help: Hey it's 4:30 and I'm heading home. If you need anything please let me know.