I'm finding it nearly impossible to push for this at my workplace as a senior dev. There's perpetually so much fear around a junior hire not being effective and burning too much of our runway.
I want to be part of the solution to this industry-wide problem; it pains me to see people I'm mentoring struggle to break into the industry now after I got a new lease on life from a few key folks deciding to give me an opportunity as an unproven dev. The ladder is being pulled up, but I don't know how to help push it back down without career changing into leadership.
Only senior leadership can change this. The best you can do is either get into that position yourself, or influence those that are there. I’m fortunate to work at a company that has this infused from high school -> university -> fresh grads, but this is an intentional activity coming from the CEO down. It’s a form of investment, and needs to be viewed as such.
I want to be part of the solution to this industry-wide problem; it pains me to see people I'm mentoring struggle to break into the industry now after I got a new lease on life from a few key folks deciding to give me an opportunity as an unproven dev. The ladder is being pulled up, but I don't know how to help push it back down without career changing into leadership.