Re:At SpaceX, work was taken away from me in case I “might r...
by JohnBooty on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @08:58PM
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you can build great relationships in a fast
paced environment with very senior and very
junior engineers thrown into the ring together.
Er.... yes, absolutely. I don't think that's being disputed. Certainly not by me.
I'm referring to the way it was done as described in his article. That is not a recipe for success. Or, at best: success achieved a lot less efficiently than it could have been.
I've mentored quite a few younger engineers and it has gone both successfully and poorly.
At a bare minimum, it requires a time and attention commitment from the mentor. Unless the job is so trivial (or the mentee so advanced) that the mentee can learn just by hanging around and watching.
When I was a dishwasher in a restaurant (hey, a fast paced environment) it was very easy to train the other new kids. I didn't exactly need advance notice. When I was a cook, it took a little longer. Engineering is slightly more complex.
I'm referring to the way it was done as described in his article. That is not a recipe for success. Or, at best: success achieved a lot less efficiently than it could have been.
I've mentored quite a few younger engineers and it has gone both successfully and poorly.
At a bare minimum, it requires a time and attention commitment from the mentor. Unless the job is so trivial (or the mentee so advanced) that the mentee can learn just by hanging around and watching.
When I was a dishwasher in a restaurant (hey, a fast paced environment) it was very easy to train the other new kids. I didn't exactly need advance notice. When I was a cook, it took a little longer. Engineering is slightly more complex.