That sounds pretty good. I'm not in tech so I never experienced something like the skit, but it sounds like it is a common thing in tech that you'll get throw in the deep end.
I would have probably sank if it were me getting thrown into the deep end like the post. Am self-taught in everything, except for a basic electronics course I took back in 2009... I knew a lot of things when I started the gig, but hooo boy there was a lot I didn't know. Was able to ease into it with just developing new production equipment. Am a little seasoned now, thankfully, and not just restricted to designing circuits and writing firmware for production equipment anymore.
I wonder if that was more common back then, where employers willing to let new employees learn on the job, because the employers weren't expecting someone to know everything (the whole joke about requiring 10 years of experience for a Junior Developer position now).
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