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I probably never had the expectation expressed here, but the reality as a senior (as I see it) is “everyone has opinions on what to do, now it’s my job to corra
by eyelidlessness 3y ago
I probably never had the expectation expressed here, but the reality as a senior (as I see it) is “everyone has opinions on what to do, now it’s my job to corral them into something productive like so many cats”. If anything, I think the biggest difference between my prior expectation and my reality is how much more social than technical the responsibility can be.
- convolvatron 3y agoits socio-technical. you have to balance the legitimate desire to leave people agency, but get them all on the same page. people don't like it these days, but consensus does wonders. what _is_ purely social and hasn't been discussed here is the role a senior developer takes in shielding the team from organizational corruption. that's a much harder and painful task, and while the former gets easier as the team develops trust, the latter never seems to