Good advice! I think it would make it more interesting to challenge myself to help junior developers grow as much as possible.
I guess sometimes I feel like people will grow on their own, and that my mentoring doesn’t really make a difference. But maybe I’m misjudging how much I could help if I really applied myself to it.
And to be clear, I think using “rein in” was bad wording on my part, due to the negative connotations, and I regret not writing that differently.
I do give advice and try to teach rather than to just say no or criticizing, and I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback for how I work with junior developers. It just hasn’t been something really fulfilling to me.
Sure! I got that from your post, and I also recognize it btw; it can feel like you have to "rein in", which is not very enjoyable.
But yes, you can have major impact on individual people and on the team as a whole, and if you got positive feedback in the past you are probably already doing that.
Instead of designing code/product, you are designing an environment and culture where people can feel good, improve themselves, and do their best work. Really challenging, but really fulfilling if it goes well.
I guess sometimes I feel like people will grow on their own, and that my mentoring doesn’t really make a difference. But maybe I’m misjudging how much I could help if I really applied myself to it.
And to be clear, I think using “rein in” was bad wording on my part, due to the negative connotations, and I regret not writing that differently.
I do give advice and try to teach rather than to just say no or criticizing, and I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback for how I work with junior developers. It just hasn’t been something really fulfilling to me.