> Having to solve a problem that you're not _initially_ equipped to solve is often how you _become_ equipped... That's been true in my experience. Almost every

> Having to solve a problem that you're not _initially_ equipped to solve is often how you _become_ equipped... That's been true in my experience. Almost every step forward in my career development has involved a very uncomfortable and uncertain adjustment period. It helps immensely to have people around who are curious, receptive to questions and who can empathize and provide some guidance. It seems that the more heavily project-management-oriented a workplace is, the less slack there is for this kind of career development. It's not uncommon to have workplace cultures where one has to prove themselves in some kind of "sink-or-swim" or "show-how-you've-suffered" scenario before they are deemed "worthy" of consideration. It's sort of visible in the culture of stackoverflow which I think of as a kind of microcosm of the attitude in many workplaces.