[work-on-828]

> As a general rule, if management expects results without giving you the tools for the job, ask yourself whether you really want to be in that job, and start looking for alternatives.

Well the hard part here is determining if lack the tools due to management disorganization or due to my own lack of skill or intelligence. I have already left the organization.

> you _can_ estimate things correctly once you have the context

Maybe my problem comes down to not recognising when I lack a piece of context or being stubborn enough to get it.

[aidos]

You've been given a lot of good advice on here - I concur with all of it. After almost 20 years of writing code I still couldn't tell you how long it would take to debug something in my own codebase. If I can visualise it, sure, I can take a guess, but if not, who knows what I'm going to find.

Given the questions you've asked on here, it really sounds like you were just in a bad environment. You said 3 hours, it took a week - you're a junior, why the hell didn't someone jump in to help out?

Everything you've asked comes down to experience and you need people around to support you in gaining that experience.

Good luck finding a nicer workplace - honestly, sounds like you have the makings of a good inquisitive developer mind. There are plenty of places out there that will help you develop your full potential.