> The universe blessed me with this trait so I can awaken the anger in other young and inexperienced coders
An important skill to develop is the ability to "read the audience". Almost prescient in nature, predicting how people will react to you is of utmost importance so that you can tailor your responses accordingly.
This is important when mentoring people because, even though tough love might work on some, it may very well destroy self esteem for others and make them shift career, ending something before it even starts.
If you are in a position of mentoring, it is your responsibility to adapt. It is painful, frustrating and a source of contempt when you try and try but you just can't seem to find the sweet spot to inspire newcomers, but as long as you persevere there is hope in teaching others.
I had a recent experience in this. I am in no way a long experienced infrastructure engineer, but I built my share of cloud applications to have an idea what can go wrong. I recently tried mentoring someone new and it was just plain frustrating. I couldn't explain too much without overwhelming him with details, and I couldn't just direct to sources without him feeling abandoned. That sweet spot of attention I couldn't reach before he requested to "learn different things" and effectively abandon infrastructure haunts me sometimes.
An important skill to develop is the ability to "read the audience". Almost prescient in nature, predicting how people will react to you is of utmost importance so that you can tailor your responses accordingly.
This is important when mentoring people because, even though tough love might work on some, it may very well destroy self esteem for others and make them shift career, ending something before it even starts.
If you are in a position of mentoring, it is your responsibility to adapt. It is painful, frustrating and a source of contempt when you try and try but you just can't seem to find the sweet spot to inspire newcomers, but as long as you persevere there is hope in teaching others.
I had a recent experience in this. I am in no way a long experienced infrastructure engineer, but I built my share of cloud applications to have an idea what can go wrong. I recently tried mentoring someone new and it was just plain frustrating. I couldn't explain too much without overwhelming him with details, and I couldn't just direct to sources without him feeling abandoned. That sweet spot of attention I couldn't reach before he requested to "learn different things" and effectively abandon infrastructure haunts me sometimes.