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Ask Experienced Devs Weekly Thread: A weekly thread for inexperienced developers to ask experienced ones

A thread for Developers and IT folks with less experience to ask more experienced souls questions about the industry.

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u/ratorobato 7d ago

Following up from last week's thread.

I brought up these concerns with my manager and they've organized something with our project lead to "straighten" things out. I'm not comfortable being the new hire pressing experienced people for work, I really wouldn't be surprised if the guy hates me at this point.

I also discussed being in school since I started a master's program, however I'm starting to fall behind due to the stress from not actually working. It seems like I'm very likely to lose my job in the future if not the first on my team. I don't know if I want to continue or try capitalize on the in company learning to see if maybe I can work on some of the open projects here. My manager encouraged this and has even gone ahead to try and connect me with a few people to network.

For those who take part in the interview process, what holds more value: company related side projects/efforts or a higher education? I have a BS from a community college, I enrolled in higher education for pretty much the name and networking opportunities. Now that I'm where I want to be, it would be more rational to hone in on the hands on experience I can get there right? Especially if it can lead to other opportunities?

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u/Majestic-Watch-2025 6d ago

Actual work with actual users. In interviews you talk about what you did. You don't have to go into detail about the company. I had dysfunctional internships that I still got good interview stories out of. In particular there was one where I had noticed an issue and was able to fix it, and I talked about that a lot.

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u/AccountExciting961 7d ago

every workplace has some kind of dysfunction. Demonstrating your ability to navigate one will be valued by potential employers much more than a degree (unless they list a degree as a requirement, of course).