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"Learn to say: I do not know about this/that. You cannot know everything that gets presented to you. The bad habit comes when the same technological asset appea
by TrackerFF 4y ago
"Learn to say: I do not know about this/that. You cannot know everything that gets presented to you. The bad habit comes when the same technological asset appears for a second time and you still do not know how it works or what it does."
Absolutely. I've seen so many junior engineers / devs go on about it like this:
Someone higher up: Could you please look at this problem? I need it fixed ASAP.
Jr. Engineer, presented with a problem he's never seen before: No problem, I will look into it!
Someone higher up (the next day): Did you fix the problem?
Jr. Engineer: Sorry, I haven't still gotten around to look at it / I'm still working on it / etc.
Someone higher up: We really need it fixed today, please prioritize it and give me a call when it is fixed.
Jr. Engineer works on the problem all night, feeling stressed out, not wanting to let down his seniors.