Why are Software Engineers so touchy about asking questions in the workplace?
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Why are Software Engineers so touchy about asking questions in the workplace?
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Background
A Senior Software Engineer that I met at my work had this to say about his previous place of employment:
You know where I used to work, they would swear at you for asking a question. I'm like Jeez whats wrong with asking a question? Here they are more friendly here with questions.
Another Software Engineer I met while volunteering had this to say about questions:
You know what is great about where I work. It's always ok to ask a question.
Finally, at the start of my experience, whenever I asked a question, I would not get an immediate answer even if they knew it. They would sometimes tell me to try to "find it out", even if I didn't necessarily possess the same intuition they did. Now I sometimes encounter times where my questions just don't get answered. Not even an "I don't know" or an "X guy would know". But rather "don't ask X for questions", or just no answer.
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What makes asking questions so controversial with Software Engineers in the workplace?
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Background
A Senior Software Engineer that I met at my work had this to say about his previous place of employment:
You know where I used to work, they would swear at you for asking a question. I'm like Jeez whats wrong with asking a question? Here they are more friendly here with questions.
Another Software Engineer I met while volunteering had this to say about questions:
You know what is great about where I work. It's always ok to ask a question.
Finally, at the start of my experience, whenever I asked a question, I would not get an immediate answer even if they knew it. They would sometimes tell me to try to "find it out", even if I didn't necessarily possess the same intuition they did. Now I sometimes encounter times where my questions just don't get answered. Not even an "I don't know" or an "X guy would know". But rather "don't ask X for questions", or just no answer.
Question
What makes asking questions so controversial with Software Engineers in the workplace?
software-industry communication
asked 1 min ago
isakbobisakbob
346129
add a comment |
Background
A Senior Software Engineer that I met at my work had this to say about his previous place of employment:
You know where I used to work, they would swear at you for asking a question. I'm like Jeez whats wrong with asking a question? Here they are more friendly here with questions.
Another Software Engineer I met while volunteering had this to say about questions:
You know what is great about where I work. It's always ok to ask a question.
Finally, at the start of my experience, whenever I asked a question, I would not get an immediate answer even if they knew it. They would sometimes tell me to try to "find it out", even if I didn't necessarily possess the same intuition they did. Now I sometimes encounter times where my questions just don't get answered. Not even an "I don't know" or an "X guy would know". But rather "don't ask X for questions", or just no answer.
Question
What makes asking questions so controversial with Software Engineers in the workplace?
software-industry communication
asked 1 min ago
isakbobisakbob
346129
Background
A Senior Software Engineer that I met at my work had this to say about his previous place of employment:
You know where I used to work, they would swear at you for asking a question. I'm like Jeez whats wrong with asking a question? Here they are more friendly here with questions.
Another Software Engineer I met while volunteering had this to say about questions:
You know what is great about where I work. It's always ok to ask a question.
Finally, at the start of my experience, whenever I asked a question, I would not get an immediate answer even if they knew it. They would sometimes tell me to try to "find it out", even if I didn't necessarily possess the same intuition they did. Now I sometimes encounter times where my questions just don't get answered. Not even an "I don't know" or an "X guy would know". But rather "don't ask X for questions", or just no answer.
Question
What makes asking questions so controversial with Software Engineers in the workplace?
software-industry communication
software-industry communication
asked 1 min ago
isakbobisakbob
346129
asked 1 min ago
isakbobisakbob
346129
asked 1 min ago
isakbobisakbob
346129
asked 1 min ago
isakbobisakbob
346129
asked 1 min ago
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346129
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