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Re: Started a new job. by Ol' Fishbowl Head 03/13/2015, 8:50pm PDT
Mysterio wrote:

Oom Shnibble wrote:

Am I a bad mentor if I flip out and shout at some chick and tell her that if she can't understand why her code is so crap she has no business being a programmer?

You are a bad person.
Maybe. Sometimes you have to be honest. However, melting down probably looks bad on everybody.

What did you do after biting into the Shit Sandwich? Can you actually help, and mentor them? Are you willing to work together?

Find out if they, at least, have some strengths you can use.
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Started a new job. by Oom Shnibble 03/13/2015, 8:34am PDT NEW
    Is she receptive to feedback? Are any of them? by Shredder 03/13/2015, 12:52pm PDT NEW
    Re: Started a new job. by Mysterio 03/13/2015, 6:07pm PDT NEW
        Re: Started a new job. by Ol' Fishbowl Head 03/13/2015, 8:50pm PDT NEW
            Re: Started a new job. by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/18/2015, 10:01am PDT NEW
                There's two kinds of employees, though. by Kenji Carter 03/18/2015, 10:03am PDT NEW
                Re: Started a new job. by Oom Shnibble 03/18/2015, 10:40am PDT NEW
                    You should leave and go someplace with better developers. by blackwater 03/18/2015, 10:04pm PDT NEW
                        Re: You should leave and go someplace with better developers. by Ice Cream Jonsey 03/18/2015, 10:11pm PDT NEW
                            Re: You should leave and go someplace with better developers. by Mysterio's Dept Lead 03/18/2015, 11:07pm PDT NEW
                            Re: You should leave and go someplace with better developers. by Oom Shnibble 03/19/2015, 12:02am PDT NEW
                            It sort of depends on people's attitudes. by blackwater 03/24/2015, 12:53am PDT NEW
    Oppress her, Shnibble! For the Patriarchy! NT by Roop 03/13/2015, 6:52pm PDT NEW
    I'd have to see the code NT by Entropy Stew 03/13/2015, 7:46pm PDT NEW
        Here's why I'm not accusing Shnibble of being a lunatic by Entropy Stew 03/13/2015, 10:22pm PDT NEW
        Re: I'd have to see the code by Oom Shnibble 03/18/2015, 9:25am PDT NEW
            It's almost like the compiler's trying to tell her something by what could it mean? 03/18/2015, 10:04am PDT NEW
                Jesus, fuck, no. by Oom Shnibble 03/18/2015, 10:25am PDT NEW
            Holy shit NT by Entropy Stew 03/19/2015, 12:38am PDT NEW
 
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