Hi. After 6 months at a FAANG company during my first performance review my manager said to me “after the first 3 quarters I was going to give you a needs impro

Hi. After 6 months at a FAANG company during my first performance review my manager said to me “after the first 3 quarters I was going to give you a needs improvement, but since this new projected you’ve completely turned it around”. Several years later I am a senior software engineer at a large respected firm. Take a deep breath. Treat each project as a clean slate. Ask questions sooner rather then later. Find the parts of the technology stack you enjoy working on. Take notes and write documentation for the next person when someone helps you. Be nice and courteous to people who take the time to share knowledge with you. And if this doesn’t work out, there’s lot of other places that might be a better fit culturally. You’ll be fine