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Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by scrose on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @09:07PM (#27376011)
I’ve been in both positions and know the feeling! Whenever I pair with someone now, I usually try and slow things down in the beginning and ask questions along the way to see if they follow me, even if I think what I’m doing is ‘simple’. No point in pairing if the other persons eyes are glazing over :)
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Re:Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starti... by eyelidlessness on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @09:19PM (#27376087)
This is great, and also good to encourage with people who are more junior. They might think they’ve explained the thing from their understanding but it’s trivial to omit details in that position too.

I’m by no means junior but I’m new on a team, and I’ve had to remember over and over that the giant blob of the state of everything is unfamiliar to me, familiar to my team, and when I elide details I’m not saving anyone any time because I’m not sure whether those details are relevant or even if they might reveal where I’m off track.

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