y'know, it's kind of sad when someone who clearly has a firm grasp on some concept (like effectively integrating into software development teams) is unable to apply what they know...
hard work and real results really are the key... if you don't deliver the deliverables then you just wind up being a burden on the rest of the team when they enevitably have to do your work for you...
one thing i disagree with in that article, however, is the point on politics... i find it very hard to believe that scarcity of career advancement opportunities are really enough of a day to day concern that they would have any bearing on a new hire being accepted in the team... that level of focus on one's own position and advancement is actually incongruous with team-like behaviour (there is no i in team)... as a developer myself i can honestly say that i am not looking for a promotion and i don't care about being the boss' favourite - i just want to get the job done (i hate when things are incomplete)...
just learn and practice the culture and patterns of the development team and get your job done - so long as you're a team player and pull your weight there really shouldn't be any problems... anything else is likely a perceptual bias that you bring to the table yourself...
No comments:
Post a Comment