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MammaNeedHummus
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I know I was one at some point, but juniors can be so frustrating at times.

After some pairing for a while they're quick to adopt the "Dev" mindset and think as far as they need to...

... but with this latest batch... that day couldn't come sooner 🫠

Having to explain how exceptions work again is the last thing you wanna do under tight time constraints 🙃

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also learn in your own time

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  • 3
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    Don't get me wrong I love mentoring and teaching but I also have my same responsibilities and could have completed this ticket days ago!

    That and they're always afk! They have the least responsibilities in the department yet they can be the hardest to get a hold of!
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    So TD;DR: if someone is taking the time to mentor you - take advantage of it, be receptive, and do the homework when you don't understand something

    Else we'll let you swim without a lifeline and you'll see how nice it is paddling in these merky waters 😉
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    361d
    Are you having to teach people that were hired on as developers basic concepts like exceptions?

    I get having to walk them through things like recursion or framework specific quirks or new technologies. But the idea of having to teach an adult coworker foundational concepts is insane to me.
  • 1
    361d
    @cuddlyogre usually it's framework and good practices but one of them it was the basics
  • 2
    361d
    @MammaNeedHummus Oof. My condolences.
  • 2
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    @MammaNeedHummus They were preparing for a corporate position.
  • 1
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    @MammaNeedHummus I'm really curious now... did they at least know that exceptions are in line with errors? Maybe I've been coding too long, but I honestly dont remember ever explicitly learning what an exception was; It just seemed obvious when looking at code.
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