Kaye Vallea year agoSimple & Effective Customer Research To Create Ads That Convert For E-Commerce Brands.01400
Kaye Vallea year agoJust had my probation extended, what can I do to get better as a SWE? Heads up, bit of a long one. Long story short, I've been made redundant 3 times in 4 years. Never fired or disciplined, but never good enough for the company to have reason to keep me when they run into problems out of my control. Cut to May this year when I started my current position. Today the senior engineer had a word with me to say I haven't been measuring up over the last 3 months, and I have a "technical gap". But I have the correct attitude and she has faith in me, so my probation's been extended so she can work with me to try and help me bridge that gap, rather than just write me off and bin me like most other companies would. My problem is I'm good at programming, and not much else that comes with software engineering. Things like the data model, and problem solving when I'm investigating bugs. I have Asperger's Syndrome getting in the way of my concentrating, learning and working independently. I don't understand the codebase and repeatedly have to ask where I should be looking and what changes I'll need to make, and even then I don't understand WHY this is a solution and why I'm making these changes. On the other hand, give me a clear cut set of imperative instructions and I'm well away. So what can I do over the next 3 months to get better with the codebase, reading the source and just generally thinking better? She's specifically working with me to try and support me, but to use her words, it still has to "come from me", so how can I best engage to make sure I'm getting the most out of this time? 11130
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