Who is to blame in following situation?
I joined as a frontend developer in a large company consisting of many teams. When I first came into my team, they handed me a project for supporting legacy code and developing new code for both front-end and back-end work, even though I was only a front-end developer.
After 6 months, they told me to deploy the project to one of the environments, but didn't give me without giving documentation of the proper deployment process that is established in the team. I worked with a senior developer on the team who explained the deployment steps to me and I deployed it the way he described.
After some time the manager of the team asked me about the steps I took to deploy my code. After I described my steps, the manager started blaming me for not taking the right steps to deploy the project. The team consists of 7 developers and the manager.
I am interested in objective opinion about mistakes of both sides and advice about what should be improved in future (or maybe it would be even better for my career to switch the team). Thanks!
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I joined as a frontend developer in a large company consisting of many teams. When I first came into my team, they handed me a project for supporting legacy code and developing new code for both front-end and back-end work, even though I was only a front-end developer.
After 6 months, they told me to deploy the project to one of the environments, but didn't give me without giving documentation of the proper deployment process that is established in the team. I worked with a senior developer on the team who explained the deployment steps to me and I deployed it the way he described.
After some time the manager of the team asked me about the steps I took to deploy my code. After I described my steps, the manager started blaming me for not taking the right steps to deploy the project. The team consists of 7 developers and the manager.
I am interested in objective opinion about mistakes of both sides and advice about what should be improved in future (or maybe it would be even better for my career to switch the team). Thanks!
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Who is the "they" that handed you the project and told you to deploy the code? Did you ask for documentation for how to deploy the code?
– jcmack
4 hours ago
@jcmack "They" is the manager and the team-leader. I asked our more experienced developer for how to deploy it, he explained me and i took these steps.
– John Doe
4 hours ago
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I joined as a frontend developer in a large company consisting of many teams. When I first came into my team, they handed me a project for supporting legacy code and developing new code for both front-end and back-end work, even though I was only a front-end developer.
After 6 months, they told me to deploy the project to one of the environments, but didn't give me without giving documentation of the proper deployment process that is established in the team. I worked with a senior developer on the team who explained the deployment steps to me and I deployed it the way he described.
After some time the manager of the team asked me about the steps I took to deploy my code. After I described my steps, the manager started blaming me for not taking the right steps to deploy the project. The team consists of 7 developers and the manager.
I am interested in objective opinion about mistakes of both sides and advice about what should be improved in future (or maybe it would be even better for my career to switch the team). Thanks!
team software-development teamwork developer
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I joined as a frontend developer in a large company consisting of many teams. When I first came into my team, they handed me a project for supporting legacy code and developing new code for both front-end and back-end work, even though I was only a front-end developer.
After 6 months, they told me to deploy the project to one of the environments, but didn't give me without giving documentation of the proper deployment process that is established in the team. I worked with a senior developer on the team who explained the deployment steps to me and I deployed it the way he described.
After some time the manager of the team asked me about the steps I took to deploy my code. After I described my steps, the manager started blaming me for not taking the right steps to deploy the project. The team consists of 7 developers and the manager.
I am interested in objective opinion about mistakes of both sides and advice about what should be improved in future (or maybe it would be even better for my career to switch the team). Thanks!
team software-development teamwork developer
team software-development teamwork developer
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Who is the "they" that handed you the project and told you to deploy the code? Did you ask for documentation for how to deploy the code?
– jcmack
4 hours ago
@jcmack "They" is the manager and the team-leader. I asked our more experienced developer for how to deploy it, he explained me and i took these steps.
– John Doe
4 hours ago
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Who is the "they" that handed you the project and told you to deploy the code? Did you ask for documentation for how to deploy the code?
– jcmack
4 hours ago
@jcmack "They" is the manager and the team-leader. I asked our more experienced developer for how to deploy it, he explained me and i took these steps.
– John Doe
4 hours ago
Who is the "they" that handed you the project and told you to deploy the code? Did you ask for documentation for how to deploy the code?
– jcmack
4 hours ago
Who is the "they" that handed you the project and told you to deploy the code? Did you ask for documentation for how to deploy the code?
– jcmack
4 hours ago
@jcmack "They" is the manager and the team-leader. I asked our more experienced developer for how to deploy it, he explained me and i took these steps.
– John Doe
4 hours ago
@jcmack "They" is the manager and the team-leader. I asked our more experienced developer for how to deploy it, he explained me and i took these steps.
– John Doe
4 hours ago
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Who is to blame in following situation?
I feel like this is the wrong way to start off. If something goes wrong, you shouldn't start by pointing fingers. You analyze what happened, you rectify the situation and put in safe guards to prevent the same thing from happening again.
The manager of the team asked me about the steps I took to deploy my code. After I described my steps, the manager started blaming me for not taking the right steps to deploy the project.
I stated in your comments that you worked with a senior developer on how to deploy your code. When the manager started "accusing" you of following the wrong steps, I would say "I was merely following the steps provided by [insert senior developer name]. What are the correct steps that I should follow?" If there isn't existing documentation on how to deploy properly, offer to write it up for the team so that this doesn't happen again.
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I'd say that looking who is to blame is the wrong approach. Blaming people is seldom the right approach.
From what I gather from your description, what seems to be wrong is that the deployment process is neither automated, nor documented. Deployment processes should not rely on arcane knowledge that is passed on orally.
That's what your manager should focus on, getting the deploy process well
documented so that the next time a junior developer does a deployment, there
can be no question about what the proper order of execution is.
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Who is to blame in following situation?
I feel like this is the wrong way to start off. If something goes wrong, you shouldn't start by pointing fingers. You analyze what happened, you rectify the situation and put in safe guards to prevent the same thing from happening again.
The manager of the team asked me about the steps I took to deploy my code. After I described my steps, the manager started blaming me for not taking the right steps to deploy the project.
I stated in your comments that you worked with a senior developer on how to deploy your code. When the manager started "accusing" you of following the wrong steps, I would say "I was merely following the steps provided by [insert senior developer name]. What are the correct steps that I should follow?" If there isn't existing documentation on how to deploy properly, offer to write it up for the team so that this doesn't happen again.
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Who is to blame in following situation?
I feel like this is the wrong way to start off. If something goes wrong, you shouldn't start by pointing fingers. You analyze what happened, you rectify the situation and put in safe guards to prevent the same thing from happening again.
The manager of the team asked me about the steps I took to deploy my code. After I described my steps, the manager started blaming me for not taking the right steps to deploy the project.
I stated in your comments that you worked with a senior developer on how to deploy your code. When the manager started "accusing" you of following the wrong steps, I would say "I was merely following the steps provided by [insert senior developer name]. What are the correct steps that I should follow?" If there isn't existing documentation on how to deploy properly, offer to write it up for the team so that this doesn't happen again.
answered 4 hours ago
jcmackjcmack
7,87511842
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Who is to blame in following situation?
I feel like this is the wrong way to start off. If something goes wrong, you shouldn't start by pointing fingers. You analyze what happened, you rectify the situation and put in safe guards to prevent the same thing from happening again.
The manager of the team asked me about the steps I took to deploy my code. After I described my steps, the manager started blaming me for not taking the right steps to deploy the project.
I stated in your comments that you worked with a senior developer on how to deploy your code. When the manager started "accusing" you of following the wrong steps, I would say "I was merely following the steps provided by [insert senior developer name]. What are the correct steps that I should follow?" If there isn't existing documentation on how to deploy properly, offer to write it up for the team so that this doesn't happen again.
answered 4 hours ago
jcmackjcmack
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Who is to blame in following situation?
I feel like this is the wrong way to start off. If something goes wrong, you shouldn't start by pointing fingers. You analyze what happened, you rectify the situation and put in safe guards to prevent the same thing from happening again.
The manager of the team asked me about the steps I took to deploy my code. After I described my steps, the manager started blaming me for not taking the right steps to deploy the project.
I stated in your comments that you worked with a senior developer on how to deploy your code. When the manager started "accusing" you of following the wrong steps, I would say "I was merely following the steps provided by [insert senior developer name]. What are the correct steps that I should follow?" If there isn't existing documentation on how to deploy properly, offer to write it up for the team so that this doesn't happen again.
answered 4 hours ago
jcmackjcmack
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I'd say that looking who is to blame is the wrong approach. Blaming people is seldom the right approach.
From what I gather from your description, what seems to be wrong is that the deployment process is neither automated, nor documented. Deployment processes should not rely on arcane knowledge that is passed on orally.
That's what your manager should focus on, getting the deploy process well
documented so that the next time a junior developer does a deployment, there
can be no question about what the proper order of execution is.
answered 4 hours ago
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I'd say that looking who is to blame is the wrong approach. Blaming people is seldom the right approach.
From what I gather from your description, what seems to be wrong is that the deployment process is neither automated, nor documented. Deployment processes should not rely on arcane knowledge that is passed on orally.
That's what your manager should focus on, getting the deploy process well
documented so that the next time a junior developer does a deployment, there
can be no question about what the proper order of execution is.
answered 4 hours ago
AbigailAbigail
1,7261611
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I'd say that looking who is to blame is the wrong approach. Blaming people is seldom the right approach.
From what I gather from your description, what seems to be wrong is that the deployment process is neither automated, nor documented. Deployment processes should not rely on arcane knowledge that is passed on orally.
That's what your manager should focus on, getting the deploy process well
documented so that the next time a junior developer does a deployment, there
can be no question about what the proper order of execution is.
answered 4 hours ago
AbigailAbigail
1,7261611
I'd say that looking who is to blame is the wrong approach. Blaming people is seldom the right approach.
From what I gather from your description, what seems to be wrong is that the deployment process is neither automated, nor documented. Deployment processes should not rely on arcane knowledge that is passed on orally.
That's what your manager should focus on, getting the deploy process well
documented so that the next time a junior developer does a deployment, there
can be no question about what the proper order of execution is.
answered 4 hours ago
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answered 4 hours ago
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Who is the "they" that handed you the project and told you to deploy the code? Did you ask for documentation for how to deploy the code?
– jcmack
4 hours ago
@jcmack "They" is the manager and the team-leader. I asked our more experienced developer for how to deploy it, he explained me and i took these steps.
– John Doe
4 hours ago