Hello again!
Ever stumbled upon a problem that will probably take quite some time to solve?
Ever thought that a person can do something just by himself or herself?
The only exception to this rule if the project only solely belongs to one person and that this person truly understands everything about it. But this will also take some time.
How about if one were working within a company with several other people?
This means the person will have to understand how the infrastructure works, and the time factor to understand it takes some time depending on the size or domain of what the person needs to know.
And depending on the person, he or she might have to go through a series of weeks to figure something out.
There’s a better way. Ready for it? It is called: communication.
Now this person may call himself or herself an introvert, but good companies will always try and help each employee with their personal and professional growth.
Even when trying to debug a piece of code that can’t be solved solely yourself, always ask the person who committed the code to find out what exactly is going on. Pairing up for 10 minutes can just work wonders without headaches.
This is a reason why we call it team work. Of course if a person has to do something solely, then making a pull request to another member of the team will give an idea of what needs to be done. Once they review it, they’ll provide their feedback, or ask questions along the way.
Going out to lunch from time to time and communicating about what you can improve on will also give some clues. Seeing as a first-person is not the same perspective from a third-person.
Therefore, supporting one-another is important and will serve you well. Eventually, all the good habits will come out naturally given a problem, and then finding the best way to solve it.
So next time if it’s something related to your task that another person has done, communicate with that person to make the process easier.
As an added bonus, even senior-level people in their careers will always communicate when they have to. Therefore, there is absolutely no reason to be shy since others will find out about someone one way or another.
Until next time!
Brian.