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I'd modify it to "Don't present just a problem, present a solution, or all the solutions you've tried and why they didn't solve the problem."

I've also heard some companies have time limits on seeking help, e.g. if you're a junior developer and can't solve the problem on your own within 15 minutes, ask for help.

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I encourage the 15 minute rule, but not to just ask help from anyone. Another difficult thing to accomplish as a manager is to prevent unnecessary interruptions for anyone on my team. In an ideal scenario all that stuff goes through me. Not because I want that control. It's because I have the responsibility. One of those responsibilities is to get the most out of my team. So if that means interrupt me instead of your teammates that's my preference pretty much 100% of the time, unless I'm unavailable.

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