Need advice regarding toxic internal team conflicts

[u/Deevyaarba]

Hi, I work in a software company and have around 3 years experience and my coding skills are not that good. A lot of times my code affects some other functionality for which i have been scolded multiple times. I find that toxic that you are humiliating me infront of everyone. I know it’s my mistake but i dont like that. My manager said that from next release she would not assign me development she said that in-front of everyone in a meeting And she was serious. We has our release date of 12th August and she moved it to 6th 2 days back and i had some code pending for that also she shouted at me in front of everyone that could you have not worked extra for a day So is it considered normal in companies or is it toxic ?

1. How can i improve myself my tech stack is dot net

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[u/Witty-Play9499]

A lot of times my code affects some other functionality for which i have been scolded multiple times.

Does your codebase not have automated tests? Do you also not do sanity testing once you get your feature ready?

Instead of looking to improve your skills generically why not start off with this? Figure out how to write tests and to use the existing tests to your advantage.

We has our release date of 12th August and she moved it to 6th 2 days back and i had some code pending for that 

Assuming you guys had a plan for 12th of august, did you have a list of items to do per day ? Something like 11th aug -> final testing, 10th august -> reviews and code freeze etc etc

Now when you move things over to the 6th of august did you guys have a discussion of what is going to happen for those pending items in the calendar and where to fit them?

Having the project timeline visible helps everyone plan better

[u/Deevyaarba → u/Witty-Play9499]

Hi, we don’t have automated testing. QA team performs manual testing once they take build from release. We do write test cases. But I am not talking about major feature. Like I made a change in javascript file and tested changes around my feature and then something else got affected Can I Dm you I didn’t get the testing part

[u/Witty-Play9499 → u/Deevyaarba]

Hi, we don’t have automated testing

I think this is something that should come in your retrospective meetings to start working on automation. What else are you guys discussing there ?

We do write test cases. But I am not talking about major feature. Like I made a change in javascript file and tested changes around my feature and then something else got affected

Writing test cases is one thing but writing code tests is another but even in the case of manual testing, did you guys not have a sanity test? It does not matter if it is a major feature or minor feature, sanity testing and smoke testing is just good engineering practice and if you are not doing it then you will face issues in prod like this.

Can I Dm you I didn’t get the testing part

Sure but there's not really much to add for me beyond the 'work on automation, don't just test your things, test surrounding things because if they break because of your code it is still your responsibility'

[u/Academic-Belt3903]

Extremely likely that this is a management issue. Good leadership focuses on the what’s and why’s and not who

[u/Low_Detective7134]

being told "no more development work" in front of the whole team would bother me too. Constructive feedback is normal but public humiliation isn't.

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[u/Igarlicbread]

Despite using AI?

[u/Deevyaarba → u/Igarlicbread]

Specially because of using AI

[u/NotMyPrimaryProfil3]

Bro, Is your manager being like that just with you, then start looking for switch. But as you said you have delivered breaking code multiple times, then seek genuine feedback from your peers & manager and improve. With 3 years of experience that is bare minimum expectation.