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by gnahckire 2768 days ago
> You're asked for help often.

Could also mean you write unreadable code and, by extension, unmaintainable code.

> You're the go to person by the boss.

Could also mean you write unreadable code.

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> Could also mean you write unreadable code and, by extension, unmaintainable code.

In this situation, I think the context is when a colleague is asking for help with their own code/writing a new feature and wants input from someone well-versed.

I agree, this is the situation in which OP has considered.

However, depending on the stage of the project, getting asked for help may be a red flag for me.

If it occurs too often, it can mean the following: - incompetent co-workers - someone did a terrible job documenting - modules, packages, functions, etc. do not provide a good abstraction layer for the task(s) they perform