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After the week from hell (our server getting hacked and basically having to move 30+ wordpress sites to another server) Friday finished with a bang.
Maybe not a bang, but certainly a wollop.
Firstly, a little background... I've been at my job for 6 months and 5 days and I can honestly say I'm a much better web developer than I was when I began. There is however, another.
She began her job almost exactly 12 months ago, coming from another web development firm whilst finishing her "degree". During my first month I relied on her and the other developers downstairs (who work for a separate part of the business) tremendously whilst I got the hang of wordpress and how things were done.
I soon realised she may not be as dependable as I hoped. In the following months, projects we worked on became more complex and I surpassed her abilities.
More recently, she has become too dependent upon me helping her fix simple issues. Sadly she hasn't even grasped the the most basic understanding of IF statements, regardless of my fruitless tuition.
Today, whilst helping her fix an issue, she broke down in tears. The challenge had overwhelmed her and she finally broke down. I have to admit i'm not a great teacher, sometimes I can get frustrated and maybe my voice gives it away, but this was not one of those times. Without directly asking her I will not know.
However, this is something I had actually had seen coming and can only see one of two outcomes.
She will:
a) Quit out of frustration
b) Inevitably get fired through consistent poor performance.
The question I put to you ESR is, what can I do to help her?
Maybe not a bang, but certainly a wollop.
Firstly, a little background... I've been at my job for 6 months and 5 days and I can honestly say I'm a much better web developer than I was when I began. There is however, another.
She began her job almost exactly 12 months ago, coming from another web development firm whilst finishing her "degree". During my first month I relied on her and the other developers downstairs (who work for a separate part of the business) tremendously whilst I got the hang of wordpress and how things were done.
I soon realised she may not be as dependable as I hoped. In the following months, projects we worked on became more complex and I surpassed her abilities.
More recently, she has become too dependent upon me helping her fix simple issues. Sadly she hasn't even grasped the the most basic understanding of IF statements, regardless of my fruitless tuition.
Today, whilst helping her fix an issue, she broke down in tears. The challenge had overwhelmed her and she finally broke down. I have to admit i'm not a great teacher, sometimes I can get frustrated and maybe my voice gives it away, but this was not one of those times. Without directly asking her I will not know.
However, this is something I had actually had seen coming and can only see one of two outcomes.
She will:
a) Quit out of frustration
b) Inevitably get fired through consistent poor performance.
The question I put to you ESR is, what can I do to help her?
Edited by Six16 at 15:41 CDT, 7 June 2013 - 9284 Hits
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