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Comment on Ask HN: Any experience of senior colleagues who had a consistent rude demeanor?

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Yes. I have on many occasions.

It’s important to remember Hanlons razor. Never explain with malice what can be explained with ignorance. In many situations they were often not sensitive to how their authority gave their opinions so much more weight to their colleagues. Feedback could be felt much more harshly from a senior dev as they might have influence on your career growth.

Also senior devs I’ve found were more personally invested in existing solutions as they themselves often built them. They often can be right in their opinions but not have the people skills to communicate well and persuade others.

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