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Wow that sounds very similar to the culture I was in juniors were left to flail and management was bitter at their lack of performance. No mentoring existed. I
by xupybd 5y ago
Wow that sounds very similar to the culture I was in juniors were left to flail and management was bitter at their lack of performance. No mentoring existed. I think largely because management there were extraordinary developers that didn't need a lot mentorship themselves, or maybe after a few decades had forgotten the amount of input they had.
The attitude at the company I'm at now is amazingly different. The owner is trying to step back so he sees his most valuable work to be mentoring and teaching. The result is a company that can't stop growing. Everyone is developing their skill set and taking on new responsibility's.
I think the previous companies management took on so much of the day to day work they had little time for themselves let alone training others. They're genuinely brilliant and harder working than anyone I've met but just didn't build people.
- amatecha 5y agoAh yeah, I worked at a place that had a clearly-communicated "sink or swim" approach. The stress level was pretty high the entire time I worked there. The stressfulness of the environment was exacerbated by them letting people go without either a) clearly communicating where people were falling short, or b) providing any resources whatsoever to help people grow/improve. The employee handbook they provided to staff was a 1-page PDF that said "DO IT". I'm not joking nor exaggerating - this was sent out after staff asked for any sort of employee handbook because they kept getting reprimanded for things they didn't know were expectations/rules. Not only does it make all the difference when you actually support your employees, it's also the law in many regions. Needless to say, I am always extremely appreciative of employers that support their team and help them grow.