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What would you say to someone who's starting their career and feels they would tick most if not all of those yellow flags? I have to say this is an awesome thi
by LMYahooTFY 5y ago
What would you say to someone who's starting their career and feels they would tick most if not all of those yellow flags?
I have to say this is an awesome thing to be reading as within a couple of months I'll be taking on my first major project at my new employer. Valuable insight to consider as I proceed.
- ThrowawayR2 5y ago> "What would you say to someone who's starting their career and feels they would tick most if not all of those yellow flags?" Nothing, that's expected for a junior developer. The items on the list only become a problem when a "senior" developer does them. One of the parts of transitioning from junior to senior and beyond is learning to understand the business (or other) context you perform your craft in and shaping what you do to help the business succeed. [EDIT] When I say "help the business succeed", that may sound like management claptrap (even if it happens to be true) so I'll also point out that even if you don't give a flying hoot about the business or its goals, you still do care about understanding whether it's succeeding and profitable/effective at its goals, lest you get blindsided by a layoff or cancellation of your project.
- LMYahooTFY 5y agoThank you for your advice. I've taken it seriously. Cheers.
- deanCommie 5y agoNone of those are yellow flags if you are starting out in your career, in fact it would be totally expected! It's only a yellow flag for a senior engineer - which in the framing of the original posting was being discussed. Someone with 7-10 years of experience, I'm imagining.