HendersGame

The header image really makes it look like the secret to quieter drones is getting someone to carry the drone around :P

Turns out it was deeply creepy, so we stopped using it quite quickly. There was talk of setting it as a Pagerduty ringtone, as it was juuuust disturbing enough to get your attention.

I'm guessing that you really wanted _constructive_ feedback, correct? I have received lots of that.

In a past life, long ago before I was but a wee bootcamp graduate, I was successful in other roles. If you'd be curious to get a glimpse into those experiences I wrote a bit about them here: https://medium.com/@HendersGame/is-coding-bootcamp-right-for...

Thank you! I'm so glad to hear you found it actionable, I was really hoping folks it would be :D

I don't find this comment to be abrasive ;P

My onboarding experience at CircleCI was quite similar to yours (minus Pagerduty). One of the reasons my documentation gets shout-outs (as I mentioned in this post) is because there are sections of our codebases that didn't have any until I wrote them.

Succeeding in spite of difficult challenges is worth being proud of. Many of the moments I highlight in this piece are moments where coworkers helped me to see that I'd made it through a particular fire and had emerged alive and still-breathing on the other side.

I commend you for making it to where you are today, keep up the good work :)

Update: (More thoughts, approximately 2 seconds after posting)

And, as many commentators have blessedly noted below, coming through the fires with the support of a team is a generally much more positive, and often more constructive, experience.

I have worked at places far less supportive than CircleCI and would choose not to go through several of the same experiences again having experienced how much _better_ this is.

There's a healthy balance to be struck.