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by grumpy8 2474 days ago
>> extreme ownership

This is my biggest pet peeve with junior developers. I find there's a total lack of ownership about making sure the feature is completely wrapped-up (not just the code, but the tests, the metrics, that it's shipped, that it's correctly marked as done and communicated, etc.)

I find they /expect/ that someone else at the company will review and make sure everything is done and safe, rather than be proactive about it.

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"Extreme ownership" is something that takes time to develop.

It's why chefs-in-training at elite restaurants chop vegetables, mop floors and perform other menial task for an uncanny amount of time before proceeding to other things.

It's OK for junior folks to not see the big picture. I'd be FAR more concerned about heavily silo'd senior engineers only focusing on one thing.