More on the junior side, but learning when and how to ask for help. I was at an internship where a new developer was very quiet. When a few of us asked him if he needed any help, he always told us that he was okay. However, a few months later, my boss asked me to keep an eye on him and just keep touching base, as he hadn't picked up any tickets on our Jira board since he started.
I think a lot of it is the fear of looking stupid, or having your peers perceive you as stupid. Unfortunately throughout my time in school, I've definitely run into people who weren't the most welcoming, and had the "if you don't understand it then what the heck are you doing here" mentality. I also think the exposure to communities like /r/cscareerquestions and Blind contributes to this fear, as the demographic makes you feel like your worth is tied to how good you are as a developer, and your TC.
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More on the junior side, but learning when and how to ask for help. I was at an internship where a new developer was very quiet. When a few of us asked him if he needed any help, he always told us that he was okay. However, a few months later, my boss asked me to keep an eye on him and just keep touching base, as he hadn't picked up any tickets on our Jira board since he started.
I think a lot of it is the fear of looking stupid, or having your peers perceive you as stupid. Unfortunately throughout my time in school, I've definitely run into people who weren't the most welcoming, and had the "if you don't understand it then what the heck are you doing here" mentality. I also think the exposure to communities like /r/cscareerquestions and Blind contributes to this fear, as the demographic makes you feel like your worth is tied to how good you are as a developer, and your TC.