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On Apprenticeship - em0sh

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I’ve been entering a new domain (spacecraft design) and am again finding myself as the apprentice. Looking like a senior and having the…

I’ve been entering a new domain (spacecraft design) and am again finding myself as the apprentice. Looking like a senior and having the knowledge of a junior is painful. The opportunity to learn things offsets this pain, and this experience has raised a question: what are my seniors getting out of this? I can be a hassle for senior engineers. In moments when I’m learning what Atomic Oxygen is, I prove this to them and myself. At the start of my new role I could barely metaphorically walk. So why would they hire me? I can speak for my own experience in bringing up junior engineers, and…

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