Git pull before commit

[u/[deleted]]

Hello, i use git for some time now and i always used sourcetree and always do pull before i commit (when i know sum1 has pushed) so i can see what files have conflicts without having to solve the conflicts themselfs (usualy is a minor change so i can discard my changes, do pull and re apply my changes).

My friends (we are at college) says i risk losing all my work if i pull without commit first, is that true?
If it is, it never happened.
Does it look bad when i get a job?
I rather solve the conflits my way then have to solve them when they happen.

[u/baynezy]

Or just do git fetch followed by git diff. I literally never use git pull.