4 ms·
I did this once and ended up feeling sorry I did. I looked up and thanked a programmer who came after school for a computer club. He helped a lot in getting me
by tafeedback 7y ago
I did this once and ended up feeling sorry I did.
I looked up and thanked a programmer who came after school for a computer club. He helped a lot in getting me into computing.
I got the feeling he was thinking I was after a job. I wasn't - I was employed as a dev. It was purely because I was grateful.
Many people are suspicious of those that come out of the woodwork to contact them.
- egorfine 7y agoDepends on the culture I guess. However this is a good point, thanks! I believe it is a good idea to slightly mention in the email that you are not looking after anything.
- 1123581321 7y agoI bet he was happy to have received it after he cooled off, even though he never said so. Perhaps you will receive a thankful email from him some day!