#Junioring101 How Not To Go Bonkers At The Start Daria Grudzien Site Reliability Engineer & Co-Founder @CyberMagnolia

Outline 1. Making it easy to help you

Outline 1. Making it easy to help you 2. Managing up

Outline 1. Making it easy to help you 2. Managing up 3. Ownership

Outline 1. Making it easy to help you 2. Managing up 3. Ownership 4. Sustainable learning

Outline 1. Making it easy to help you 2. Managing up 3. Ownership 4. Sustainable learning 5. Self-care

You’re Awesome What you’re doing is hard.

Making It East To Help You ● Ask your mentor how they like to communicate

Making It East To Help You ● Ask your mentor how they like to communicate ● Do the legwork — write down the commands, search for answers on the internet, collect useful results

Making It East To Help You ● Ask your mentor how they like to communicate ● Do the legwork — write down the commands, search for answers on the internet, collect useful results ● When asking: present your problem, your hypothesis and the results of your research

Managing Up ● If possible, pick your own mentor for each task

Managing Up ● If possible, pick your own mentor for each task ● Look for the person who is considered an expert on that topic

Managing Up ● If possible, pick your own mentor for each task ● Look for the person who is considered an expert on that topic ● Avoid having two equally important code reviewers

Ownership ● You’re the project manager for every task assigned to you

Ownership ● You’re the project manager for every task assigned to you ● You’re responsible for proactively communicating its status & for delivery

Sustainable Learning ● Figure out your learning style and schedule

Sustainable Learning ● Figure out your learning style and schedule ● Make sure you that every day you learn something new

Learn to: ● Break stuff

Learn to: ● Break stuff ● Read documentation

Learn to: ● Break stuff ● Read documentation ● Read code

Self-Care ● You’re in charge of preventing your own burnout

Self-Care ● You’re in charge of preventing your own burnout ● On bad days, remind yourself of things you’re good at

Self-Care ● You’re in charge of preventing your own burnout ● On bad days, remind yourself of things you’re good at ● Talk to yourself like to the best friend

Self-Care ● You’re in charge of preventing your own burnout ● On bad days, remind yourself of things you’re good at ● Talk to yourself like to the best friend ● Know what helps you recharge and do it regularly

Thank You & Good Luck! Resources: ● Managing Yourself As A Junior — dariagrudzien.com ● Junior Engineers Are Features, Not Bugs — Kate Taggart, HashiCorp at SRECon 2018 ● How To Ask Questions The Smart Way — Eric Steven Raymond ● Hays Salary Guide 2021 & Reed Global Salary Guide 2021 ● CyberMagnolia — Women's Tech Collective CZ