Really good article! As someone who doesn’t see myself as a senior yet, I found these questions incredibly valuable. I believe it’s not just senior developers or tech leaders who should ask them, everyone should feel empowered to question the reasoning behind decisions.
Everyone should question most of the work we do. Our companies are wasting INSANE amount of resources because people aren't questioning the work presented to them.
Jurica, this SLAPS. 🔥 You hit the sweet spot between hilarious and hella useful. These three questions are like the Holy Trinity of senior level sanity. “Daemon time”?? I felt that. This should be stapled to every team lead’s forehead. Thank you for speaking the truth with spice.
Should "Are there more important things?" be part of this, I get it kind of falls under "Why this?", but i have been burned so many times, by making case why this should be worked on now by people who want their things be live in prod.
I absolutely love this approach! And the best engineers I've worked with do this all the time. Mastering this mindset is the first step to becoming more than senior- either going the leadership route or the tech leadership route (staff, principal etc)
Really good article! As someone who doesn’t see myself as a senior yet, I found these questions incredibly valuable. I believe it’s not just senior developers or tech leaders who should ask them, everyone should feel empowered to question the reasoning behind decisions.
Totally agree!
Everyone should question most of the work we do. Our companies are wasting INSANE amount of resources because people aren't questioning the work presented to them.
And thank you for kind words. 🫶
Jurica, this SLAPS. 🔥 You hit the sweet spot between hilarious and hella useful. These three questions are like the Holy Trinity of senior level sanity. “Daemon time”?? I felt that. This should be stapled to every team lead’s forehead. Thank you for speaking the truth with spice.
My oh my!
Making me blush😍
How distasteful would it be to ask for a sub right now? 😬
Should "Are there more important things?" be part of this, I get it kind of falls under "Why this?", but i have been burned so many times, by making case why this should be worked on now by people who want their things be live in prod.
Do you mean like people were pushing for the wrong things just to ship to prod?
More like multiple stakeholders that fighting over whats important. At the end of the day you need to get everyone on same page. But still.
Oh right, very true! Good leadership directives are a must. It helps resolve ambiguity regarding the goals and targets.
I absolutely love this approach! And the best engineers I've worked with do this all the time. Mastering this mindset is the first step to becoming more than senior- either going the leadership route or the tech leadership route (staff, principal etc)