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I've thought about this problem quite a bit myself, but not in any academic kind of way.
Personally, I think part of it is that we feel like we need to "fit in" to a team or organization, which is to say we don't feel like we "belong" there unless we meet some kind of undefinable standard.
And worse, I think many of us in this business feel this way so we kind of unintentionally do it to each other.
If I think back to decades ago, when I was a waiter in a restaurant or even washing cars in high school, I felt like I was part of team. In tech, that feeling isn't natively built into the job, so we have to work extra hard to create a sense of belonging not only among each other but with ourselves as well.
All I can say is, I'm with you. And I feel like this dev.to community is with you too :-)
I've thought about this problem quite a bit myself, but not in any academic kind of way.
Personally, I think part of it is that we feel like we need to "fit in" to a team or organization, which is to say we don't feel like we "belong" there unless we meet some kind of undefinable standard.
And worse, I think many of us in this business feel this way so we kind of unintentionally do it to each other.
If I think back to decades ago, when I was a waiter in a restaurant or even washing cars in high school, I felt like I was part of team. In tech, that feeling isn't natively built into the job, so we have to work extra hard to create a sense of belonging not only among each other but with ourselves as well.
All I can say is, I'm with you. And I feel like this dev.to community is with you too :-)
That's a great point! I really enjoy team outings or having video game Fridays late afternoons. I'm with you also - thank you for reading!