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> Don't be afraid to tell us when you make a mistake. We all remember our first screw up and will be happy to help.

This is very much dependent on the circumstances - sometimes people won't be supportive or encouraging, but cold at best and toxic (rude, making fun of mistakes, letting their egos run wild) at worst. This is more likely to happen in some work cultures/companies than others, and there can also be individuals that are allowed to persist with their problematic conduct in otherwise okay environments.

If you are ever in such environments, acknowledge the fact, possibly push back against stuff like that and definitely be on the lookout for alternatives, where you'd be able to prosper.

Thankfully, my personal experiences have mostly been okay, but I've definitely seen both attitudes and choices that can make everyone's lives worse, to the point where I wrote the satirical article "The Unethical Developer's Guide to Personal Success": https://blog.kronis.dev/articles/the-unethical-developers-gu...




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