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Junior on my team asked a basic question and I said 'just Google it.' Felt awful

Anonymous11 days ago

I'm a couple of years in, so I should know better. I apologized after and walked them through it properly. Anyone else catch themselves doing the gatekeeping thing? How do you stop?

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Anonymous11 days ago
Apologizing and walking them through it is exactly right. Doing it once usually makes the next question easier to ask for both of you.
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Anonymous11 days ago
Most of us did this once. The fix that worked for me was saying 'let me show you where I look' instead of pointing at the search bar.
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