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One thing that irks me is when you're given some sort of spec document and just told by someone senior the equivalent to RTFM; no questions tolerated ... you ha
by damian2000 14y ago
One thing that irks me is when you're given some sort of spec document and just told by someone senior the equivalent to RTFM; no questions tolerated ... you have to read and understand the document by yourself, and that's it. That's happened a couple of times to me... and its totally unproductive.
- babarock 14y agoI don't disagree with you but there's a fine limit between asking questions and asking to be hand held. And it also works the other way around: I cannot stand when a member of the team is too afraid/shy/... to say "I don't understand". (I'm not blaming the team mate as much as the work environment. Nevertheless it's still a very real problem). When I get out of a meeting with coworkers and they said they understood (or implied it by not asking questions or saying "I don't understand") I really need to trust they do, or else major problems lie ahead.
- Evbn 14y agoWhat is wrong with hand holding? If someone never outgrows it, they may meet a lower salary for being inefficient. If someone succeeds without it, it doesn't happen. If someone needs it and doesn't get it, we spend twice as long cleaning up mistakes. In any case, handholding itself is never the problem, and avoiding it just masks more serious problems while regarding communication and relationship building. The office is not the place for chest thumping dominance displays and contests of will.