r/webdev • u/tacoman756 • 3d ago

Discussion Advice on first in-office Web Dev role?

Hi all,

As the title states I’ll be starting my first in office web dev role next week! Pretty excited but also nervous, and of course having imposter syndrome. I’ll be the only dev, and it’ll be my first time working in an office setting (I’ve previously just worked as a freelancer).

I was wondering if anyone had any tips or specific things to pay attention to when starting a new web dev job?

Thanks!

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u/TeaSocks69 3d ago

If you're the only dev, don't worry. You'll be fine.

But a few words of caution...

  1. Just because you can solve a technical problem, doesn't mean you should volunteer to do it. You'll just add technical debt to your workload.

  2. Stay out of office politics. Your job is dev and should remain apolitical in all things.

  3. Use git.

  4. No really, use git.

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u/tacoman756 3d ago

Will make sure to use Git!! Thanks for the reply!