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One of the things that I value highly in my team members is the ability to admit when they don’t know something. In India, I’ve found that people don’t like to
by koliber 2y ago
One of the things that I value highly in my team members is the ability to admit when they don’t know something. In India, I’ve found that people don’t like to admit that they don’t know something. Even in everyday situations like asking for directions when walking in Delhi, you are more likely to get a wrong answer than someone saying they don’t know. I have not figured out how to with that on software dev teams.
- sumeruchat 2y agoYeah I agree this is a major issue with Indians mostly because knowledge is considered as status. I think if done in a non direct tactful way most Indians will admit they are wrong. (Maybe less so to a foreigner) I think the right way to counter this is using LLMs
- koliber 2y agoI spoke about this with some Indian colleagues I’ve worked with in the US. They said the same thing as you. Supposedly it’s super obvious when someone does not know something and is bluffing to save face. I haven’t learned to recognize this.
- cbluth 2y agothere's a little bluff in every buff, a flex in every muscle