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Where are you and where is the GP? Cultures around the world are different. My experience as a junior developer in London around 2004 was very similar. Especial
by polymatter 14y ago
Where are you and where is the GP? Cultures around the world are different. My experience as a junior developer in London around 2004 was very similar. Especially that whole "don't be late" thing which really really annoyed me and I'm still coming to terms with.
- shanelja 14y agoI'm located in the north of England, I can't speak for the parent. And yeah, I'm sick to death of the "don't be late thing", my bus comes at an awkward time and it's hit or miss if it's late to be honest (it normally is). Most mornings I have to run to the office.
- achompas 14y agoI'm in New York at Knewton. We do a lot to mitigate mistakes (code reviews, testing, rigorous QA), but when they happen I'm not getting the switch. We're taken care of w.r.t wages and time. Hours are totally interchangeable here--if I arrive 45 minutes late, I make it up on the back end. I'm also taking care of a graduate degree out-of-pocket (speaks to both the wage and time thing). I won't speak to arrogance (fallen into this trap, and you don't want to be the guy asserting falsehoods matter-of-factly), but junior devs shouldn't be afraid of assertiveness. I wasn't happy about something here, and when I was asked to discuss it with our tech management team they (a) listened and (b) acted on it immediately. That's big.