At some point, someone told me I was a Senior Developer. The implication -- which I'm only now beginning to recognise -- was that some of my colleagues had suddenly become my juniors. And yet my knowledge or skills hadn't changed. It was a pat on the head while, at the same time, putting those colleagues down.
Worse still: once someone is seen as a "Junior", it's difficult for them to change that perception. That includes their own self-perception. It's definitely a problem.
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Nice post. Plenty to think about.
At some point, someone told me I was a Senior Developer. The implication -- which I'm only now beginning to recognise -- was that some of my colleagues had suddenly become my juniors. And yet my knowledge or skills hadn't changed. It was a pat on the head while, at the same time, putting those colleagues down.
Worse still: once someone is seen as a "Junior", it's difficult for them to change that perception. That includes their own self-perception. It's definitely a problem.