Timeline for How do I explain to my team members I can't debug their code all the time?
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| Feb 15, 2019 at 15:57 | comment | added | dwizum | " solving their coding is reducing the time the OP can spend on his legitimate work..." I don't think you can conclusively state that until you've had clarification from management that they don not expect the OP to help others. It may well be the case that the manager wants the OP to help the others. And if that's the case, then turning them away may be missing an opportunity to start growing into a more senior role. | |
| Feb 14, 2019 at 19:10 | comment | added | user90842 | That's right - real teaching involves teaching people to learn on their own. If you spoon-feed them, they'll remain useless parasites | |
| Feb 14, 2019 at 17:42 | comment | added | WendyG | I agree, start getting socratic on their arse. "What do you think that means?" "Is the word Missing important?" "Are you sure it is spelt correctly, i will be back in 5 mins to allow you to double check" Do not touch their computer. | |
| Feb 14, 2019 at 10:41 | comment | added | Mawg |
"Make sure in every instance it takes them longer to ask you than to do it " a lazy person, or one who is unwilling to learn, will not care a single jot or tittle for that
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| Feb 14, 2019 at 7:34 | comment | added | Wilbert | -1 I don't think that's a productive approach. | |
| Feb 14, 2019 at 7:26 | comment | added | Sam Orozco | @SolarMike Yeah, I guess that's true. I personally would just say "Ok, so you think you can handle this next time?" | |
| Feb 14, 2019 at 7:24 | comment | added | Solar Mike | @SamOrozco but that's the whole point: solving their coding is reducing the time the OP can spend on his legitimate work... They are already "wasting his time" as you say... | |
| Feb 14, 2019 at 7:17 | comment | added | Sam Orozco | I personally wouldn't make a point to waste their time because that's wasting your time. | |
| Feb 14, 2019 at 2:05 | history | answered | user90842 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |