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Re: Digital consumption keeps me from getting better at my job

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Post by phist_mcgee » Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 6:46 AM UTC

brightball wrote: post #115

phist_mcgee wrote: post #114

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I don't think it's a good idea at all. Myself and the other new hire were terribly confused, we barely remembered our team member's names, and of course there were nerves on the first day. I disagree that onboarding this way was the fastest, how could any reasonable person be expected to learn a project going in blind in an atmosphere like that?

You aren’t supposed to. The team is supposed to help you get setup, help you navigate around the project, essentially telling you what to type almost when you’re in front of the keyboard. You’ll be taking a tour. When you aren’t in front of the keyboard, everything will continue with somebody else while the rest of the team continues to talk through the problem. On day 1, your only contribution is probably going to b…

Just want to say thanks for your replies, it's really great to get a second opinion on this stuff to reassess. Food for thought :)

Re: Digital consumption keeps me from getting better at my job

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Post by bored-developer » Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 2:47 PM UTC

This post was really well written, I've felt the same way for a long time and I guess and never stopped and think about it.

Thank you for putting it down into words.

After reading it, a couple of days ago, I went on a hunt for books around that topic. I am leaving one here for you if you want to check it out since you mentioned there aren't any. I picked it up from kindle unlimited and so far I am enjoying it: https://amzn.to/4ixJkwm

Best of luck on your career and again thanks for this post.

Re: Digital consumption keeps me from getting better at my job

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Post by brightball » Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 7:42 PM UTC

phist_mcgee wrote: post #121

brightball wrote: post #115

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You aren’t supposed to. The team is supposed to help you get setup, help you navigate around the project, essentially telling you what to type almost when you’re in front of the keyboard. You’ll be taking a tour. When you aren’t in front of the keyboard, everything will continue with somebody else while the rest of the team continues to talk through the problem. On day 1, your only contribution is probably going to b…

Just want to say thanks for your replies, it's really great to get a second opinion on this stuff to reassess. Food for thought :)

Happy to!

Re: Digital consumption keeps me from getting better at my job

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Post by ClumsyPilot » Sat, Dec 14, 2024, 4:37 PM UTC

MichaelZuo wrote: post #70

ClumsyPilot wrote: post #57

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> When jobs security is decoupled from productivity, the winds of the company can and do change frequently. But that is always the case, and the "productivity=security" environment is artificial and unnatural. The large forces beyond your control dominate the world, and the whole companies get hit by redundancies because the market changed, AI ate some section of the market, or the banks were too busy playing with mo…

This seems like a tautology, by definition forces on a global scale are far beyond the average person. If they weren’t, then they would cease to significantly affect things on such a scale.

Exactly, and even beyond control of company management. In which case why is everyone so obsessed with productivity?

Re: Digital consumption keeps me from getting better at my job

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Post by 1dom » Tue, Dec 17, 2024, 1:41 PM UTC

buzzardbait wrote: post #105

1dom wrote: post #103

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Thanks, you made me think, but not in a way that makes me doubt my original point. Browsing HN for 30 mins is a better investment for someone who's life revolves around tech. If you're not a massive nerd, you're probably going to get more understanding and value out of 30 minutes of what TikTok serves. (I say that as a massive nerd who's never used TikTok). It seems a pretty common trope in the comment sections of Re…

I wasn't doubting your original point, more like complementing it. Though on this: > Getting info from individual sites and sources that you've personally and organically discovered and vetted feels like it would be a far far far bigger net positive overall than even light social media usage. I would disagree, this is exactly what it means to live in a bubble.

Thanks! Although, curse you, making me think more. Touché.

That's a fair disagreement. Although I guess I was thinking that my individually curated sites and sources would include sites and feeds that themselves include diverse and new info. But then I guess that's just me not recognising that that's what people in a bubble think they're doing.

Do you have any nice, foolproof ways to reliably source new info online?