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> Be very clear you are insecure (new) about your performance on their technology but that you are willing to learn. Disclosing your emotions transparently is a

by sage76 4y ago

> Be very clear you are insecure (new) about your performance on their technology but that you are willing to learn. Disclosing your emotions transparently is an olive branch towards building trust. This sounds dangerous. It can make them doubt their choice in hiring me. > Take on challenging tasks at risk that you will probably fail early on and be willing to ask for help. These kinds of risks are not a problem so long as it does not risk the health of the product. This sounds dangerous too, wouldn't it make sense to take on some easier jobs to get a hang of the system and then take on the complicated stuff? If I join and fail immediately, idk how i could recover from it. First impressions are last impressions.

austin-cheney 4y ago
Do you fear the people you work with? Are they out to get you and stab you in the back? You can operate with confidence in full disclosure or you can lie about how you are doing (like a coward) at your peril. I am a 20 year developer. I started a new job this year. 90% of my work is new technology that I have never touched before. I am completely honest about that. I work with humility that despite my experience I am a beginner at work less than the junior developers I work with. I am fully transparent about that do not try to bluff on expertise. This sets proper expectations with the team and ensures I do not fall victim to Dunning-Kruger. I am an expert in certain areas but am extremely reserved and careful about that.
- sage76 4y ago
  > Do you fear the people you work with? Are they out to get you and stab you in the back? Fear might be the wrong word, but I have worked in a company before which had both stack ranking and 360 reviews. In my experience, that incentivizes people to backstab each other, and make minor mistakes of other people sound big. SOMEBODY will be thrown under the bus, and everyone is incentivized to make sure they are not the one. That experience has certainly made me distrustful of people.

by sage76 4y ago

austin-cheney 4y ago

Do you fear the people you work with? Are they out to get you and stab you in the back? You can operate with confidence in full disclosure or you can lie about how you are doing (like a coward) at your peril. I am a 20 year developer. I started a new job this year. 90% of my work is new technology that I have never touched before. I am completely honest about that. I work with humility that despite my experience I am a beginner at work less than the junior developers I work with. I am fully transparent about that do not try to bluff on expertise. This sets proper expectations with the team and ensures I do not fall victim to Dunning-Kruger. I am an expert in certain areas but am extremely reserved and careful about that.

sage76 4y ago
> Do you fear the people you work with? Are they out to get you and stab you in the back? Fear might be the wrong word, but I have worked in a company before which had both stack ranking and 360 reviews. In my experience, that incentivizes people to backstab each other, and make minor mistakes of other people sound big. SOMEBODY will be thrown under the bus, and everyone is incentivized to make sure they are not the one. That experience has certainly made me distrustful of people.