> Junior Talent forces your team to teach, coach, collaborate
Then we’re going about it all wrong, and shouldn’t have “senior” devs hiring “junior” devs but “teacher” devs hiring “student” devs. And when I say “student” I mean someone who is willing to go through the pain of not knowing, who will keep an open mind and give new things a try. And when I say “teacher” I mean someone who will study teaching to the same level that they study tech, who will be patient and empathetic.
But this is not how most companies operate, nor is it how most people want to work. Consider promotions for example: Juniors are highly incentivized to work independently to become seniors. And seniors compete with each other to have their solutions adopted, rather than agree to explore a new approach and reevaluate if necessary.
Then we’re going about it all wrong, and shouldn’t have “senior” devs hiring “junior” devs but “teacher” devs hiring “student” devs. And when I say “student” I mean someone who is willing to go through the pain of not knowing, who will keep an open mind and give new things a try. And when I say “teacher” I mean someone who will study teaching to the same level that they study tech, who will be patient and empathetic.
But this is not how most companies operate, nor is it how most people want to work. Consider promotions for example: Juniors are highly incentivized to work independently to become seniors. And seniors compete with each other to have their solutions adopted, rather than agree to explore a new approach and reevaluate if necessary.