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I tend to look at it from a slightly different perspective, where it is about he type of question you are asking. Such as: 1. Information gathering - If you ge

by starky 6y ago

I tend to look at it from a slightly different perspective, where it is about he type of question you are asking. Such as: 1. Information gathering - If you generally know where you might find the info or is low priority, try to find it on your own first before asking someone to find it for you. If you have no clue if the information exists or know that someone can take a minute to give you information that you would take 30 minutes to find otherwise, then go ahead and ask right away. 2. Blockers - If you are stuck from progressing then don't hesitate to ask. Even if the person can't help you right away, they at least know that someone is waiting on them. 3. Decisions - Think on these questions a bit and try to determine the path forward before going to the person to make a decision. The more junior you are, the more you should present the details of all sides, where for a more senior person they can just give a quick justification why they want to go a certain route. Overall, it is better to err on the side of asking too many questions, you can always turn away a person that is bugging you too much. If I think someone is asking questions they should figure out on their own I have no issues giving a friendly, "Why don't you take a stab at it and let me know how it goes." The person that doesn't ask enough questions is far worse, as they could end up days down a wrong path or wasting time spinning their wheels.

racl101 6y ago
Definitely agree with 3. a lot. One thing I find with juniors is that they always want the right decision to be given to them, yet, it's important to do self discovery. Sometimes people think that getting inexperienced people to try and help themselves is simply because the experienced don't want to be bothered or are being lazy. But that's not the case at all. At some point it's important to make a choice, any choice instead of being paralyzed and do nothing but wait until an experienced person tells you what to do. I mean, that's the key of being experienced. Having been there before, having made the mistake and learning from the poor choice.
- munchbunny 6y ago
  At some point it's important to make a choice, any choice instead of being paralyzed and do nothing but wait until an experienced person tells you what to do. Totally agree with this. Part of a senior person's job is being the safety net for a junior person when the decision is bad, but the decision itself is unimportant to the pedagogical process. It's getting practice investigating and making thoughtful decisions that matters.

by starky 6y ago

racl101 6y ago

Definitely agree with 3. a lot. One thing I find with juniors is that they always want the right decision to be given to them, yet, it's important to do self discovery. Sometimes people think that getting inexperienced people to try and help themselves is simply because the experienced don't want to be bothered or are being lazy. But that's not the case at all. At some point it's important to make a choice, any choice instead of being paralyzed and do nothing but wait until an experienced person tells you what to do. I mean, that's the key of being experienced. Having been there before, having made the mistake and learning from the poor choice.

munchbunny 6y ago
At some point it's important to make a choice, any choice instead of being paralyzed and do nothing but wait until an experienced person tells you what to do. Totally agree with this. Part of a senior person's job is being the safety net for a junior person when the decision is bad, but the decision itself is unimportant to the pedagogical process. It's getting practice investigating and making thoughtful decisions that matters.