[Pinbenterjamin]

I agree wholeheartedly with your points.

Responsible, experienced engineers should teach newcomers that experiencing self-doubt is part of the process in maturing. I had the fortune to work under a mentor in my original position in this company that wasn't afraid to pull his assigns in to help solve problems he was working on.

Seeing that people of his caliber still acknowledge the value of second opinions and eyes really helped me understand that this business is not about the individual bodies entombed in cube walls, but a complex effort of many teammates.

After I embraced that, I learned where I could, and contributed where I could, and I personally feel much more productive as a member of my new team because of that. Do I still feel like I don't know things? Definitely. I also know that it's a big field and we all won't know everything.

My next goal is to find my way to a leadership position so I can perpetuate this kind of mentality downwards.