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When I started my first job as a junior UI developer, I was anxious about a variety of things.
"Would I be good enough?"
"Would I succeed in this role?"
But I think what haunted my thoughts the most, was “Would people be patient with me.” Because people don’t want to feel like burdens. I wanted to ensure that I was pulling my weight and that no one thought less of me because I was a junior developer.
I had heard horror stories about people who dissolved into tears because of the brutal nature of tech and coding. I had read the stories of the people who had quit because the people were cold, demanding, and awful.
As the months gradually crept by at my job, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop. I was scared to make a mistake or speak up if I had an idea. I was waiting for the people around me to unhinge their jaws and swallow me whole.
But it never happened.
I was met with overwhelming support and positivity. There was this one co-worker, an amazing developer, who spent hours with me trying to help me figure out a solution to my problem. They were the best coder there, in my opinion, but they took the time to answer my questions and guide me.
I will be eternally grateful to them because it made me realize, that if I ever got that good, this is how I want to give back. I want to be kind, patient, and thoughtful to those who come after me. I want to be the reason that someone stays their course. No matter how good you are, or how good you can become, no one will want to work with you, if people dread interaction with you.
That thought process happened to me but not when it came to coding. It was sports. I thought I was good. I was talking to people recklessly. I got a reality check when someone said I was behaving like an, “***hole.”
That stopped me in my tracks. I never spoke that way again. It’s so easy to fall into these traps because you are doing something that most people don’t have the determination and stamina to endure. But that doesn’t mean you are better than anyone else. Don’t let success go to your head.
So, check your ego.
Stay your course, learn your topics, and be kind to those who come before you!
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