roboticsGuy

Since not a whole lot of people have heard of Chuck before this, I highly recommend you watch his lecture at CMU [0]. It's incredibly insightful, full of personal stories from his time at Xerox PARC, under the leadership of Robert Taylor, working with Butler Lampson and so much more about the founding of Adobe and Silicon Valley in general. He really does come across as an incredibly witty and insightful person and his sense of humor is on point as well!

[0] - https://youtu.be/apHqb0V3VAM

I think I can talk to my technical manager about it.

The thing is this is my first time working in a corporate setting. I come from an academia background where bottling up technical challenges in your projects was the norm.

I'd love some pointers on how to talk about these issues with my manager.

Thanks again!

Not really. I think part of it is how distant it feels to have these conversations now that we're all working remotely. In my previous experience, I would discuss technical challenges with colleagues during lunch or breaks but now our interactions are limited to pure work related matters throttled to about 30 minute discussions on teams.

I'd love some advice on this end. This is the first time I'm working in a corporate setting (having previously worked purely in academia), and would appreciate any pointers on how one approaches their mentor.

Thank you once again!

Thank you for your advice! Yes, I am trying to build relationships with my colleagues. I can't believe how smart some of them are, having massively contributed to tech that almost all of us use each day.

I'm definitely not battling with my colleagues or mentors. I sincerely believe that I will need their help in the future, even beyond this experience.

Thank you for your advice and your insights! I appreciate it a lot.