[HN Gopher] Ask HN: What should I do and not do when starting my...
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       Ask HN: What should I do and not do when starting my first full
       time job?
        
       Hi all,  In July I will be starting my first full time job as an
       SRE after graduating college, at an awesome company of large size.
       I'm looking for general advice (or granular!) for how to make the
       most of my first days and weeks, as well as what to do and not do
       as I transition.  Furthermore, I haven't had an SRE internship
       before, so I'll be learning a great deal on the way :-)
        
       Author : weakfish
       Score  : 4 points
       Date   : 2022-06-01 22:30 UTC (32 minutes ago)
        
       | rmatt2000 wrote:
       | Remember that HR works to promote the best interests of the
       | company, which may not be the same as your best interests.
        
       | ByersReason wrote:
       | Be nice. And helpful. Generally when someone asks you for help on
       | something, or when you are assigned to a project, that means they
       | need help! Take the time to understand how it works, reason
       | correctly about what needs to get done, be self-starting, and get
       | the stuff done. Clearly communicate with others in your team and
       | don't be afraid to use your supervisor to resolve problems that
       | keep moving things forward. Be the guy that can get given
       | something and sort it out - or start something new. Any work
       | environment is very different from school - much to learn about
       | the way things work.
        
       | BeetleB wrote:
       | Don't accept that the culture at your workplace is "how things
       | have to be in the real world".
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       | Every time I've left a job out of frustration with the work
       | culture I've been told "It'll be like that everywhere." That
       | statement has been wrong 100% of the time.
       | 
       | Actively seek out data to challenge the status quo. Does one have
       | to work long hours to get promotions? Does one have to work long
       | hours to get good pay? Do you have to compete with your
       | colleagues to get a promotion? Do you have to have thick skin and
       | take abuse for career growth? If you're failing is the solution
       | to buckle down and try harder?
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       | For all these questions look around at other roles in the company
       | and in other companies. Don't believe any conclusion based on
       | your own experience.
       | 
       | The answer to all these questions is No, but if your work culture
       | believes the answer is yes you may be limited in your career
       | growth.
        
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