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As a junior engineer, this is how I felt. Before the pandemic, getting help was as easy as sending a ping and rolling my chair over. Now, ironically, it's far h
by throwaways885 5y ago
As a junior engineer, this is how I felt. Before the pandemic, getting help was as easy as sending a ping and rolling my chair over. Now, ironically, it's far harder to get help, as getting into a meeting (even a short, impromptu one) is a significantly bigger deal.
I go into a minor state of social anxiety and just struggle to get anything done for a good 10 minutes before a meeting. Mainly because there's far more of a "I'm interrupting this person" feeling when I can't see their screen.
- treis 5y agoThere's a little bit formality with it, but I've also found that "hey, let me record this" is a super power. It makes it a lot less critical that you understand 100% up front and then it's there for reference.
- mandelbrotwurst 5y agoI would tell you no thanks and suggest that we take things a bit more slowly while you take more notes and ask more questions in most situations. Being constantly on camera without being recorded is already super demanding. I don’t doubt that this helps you, but it’s not without a cost to those on the other end.
- dboreham 5y agoSend them a zoom link on slack, saying you want their input on something. Clicking on the link is literally their job. Source: I'm often the recipient of those zoom links. (And if you don't get a satisfactory response, get another job where there are helpful senior staff).
- raverbashing 5y agoTo be fair this seems more on the mentor side than on your side (which is bad for the junior engineer) Having been in both sides of this I try to be helpful when people need my help (unless I'm doing something very urgent, naturally). But yes.