Lessons

Once you develop a product, it should come with long-term value.

This gave me more opportunities to learn since all our projects were brand new.

If you've practiced with a language and still don't enjoy it or find joy in it, don't force yourself to use it.

When you hit a problem, find where its core is and solve that, instead of getting tangled up fixing the side things that miss the point.

I realized that I always set my own standards for QA engineering work, rather than simply achieving customer requirements.

Guessing is often worse, because it guesses with full confidence.

As long as their goal and mine are the same, we're good to go.

What you want to do as a career should be based on your interest, not what others think.

The more something scares you, the more it can teach you.

Starting a bit late is okay, as long as you have the will to make it happen.

Can we commit to it for the long term?

Give yourself the chance to try out everything until you find something you wouldn't trade the world for.

People might mistake what they are fond of and their natural gift.

When I graduated, I was unsure about my direction, but mentors with experience advised me on my career development, which helped me a lot.

Young members need guidance and advice to orient their path, while seniors need goals to pursue.

The clearest sign that you're working with a Senior is the sense of comfort they provide.

I believe the key role of a Team Lead in a project is not to excel in everything personally but to leverage the strengths of team members to collectively achieve excellent results.

Instead of just assigning tasks to me and letting me figure things out on my own, they mentored and guided me on what I needed to learn in order to complete those tasks.

I am now always ready to help new colleagues whenever they need it.

I am not afraid to make mistakes in my company.

Some training topics don't appear in my daily work, so I prefer to focus on those I apply almost every day

The more in-depth your knowledge, the more your peers will trust you.

I talked to product builders during networking sessions instead of just researching it as I did before.

Despite the steep learning curve, I realized a crucial lesson: when in doubt, reach out to Dwarves Team for support

Thanks to the writing experiences and continuous feedback, my writing skills have gotten better as well.

I recently learned a new language, Elixir, for a project I worked on with a client.

Watching my mentor optimize code taught me more than weeks of remote tutorials could have.

We don't make a decision just because a lot of people vote for it.

Working from home allows you to have time for yourself and still get things done.

What matters is self-motivation and respecting the differences of each individual.

In an environment where mentors, leaders, and seniors are always learning and upgrading themselves, newbies are encouraged to do the same.

I really like working in an environment with a 200% focus on work culture like Dwarves, instead of other personal or minor matters.

I think many people outside of Dwarves, not just ourselves, will benefit from these kind of events.

I think Dwarves' spirit of building up for community partly comes from the company's culture of learning and sharing.

I appreciate the high-quality course content I can apply at work.

It's not just about the communities created by Dwarves, such as Dwarves Discord and Techie Story, but also about Dwarves members actively participating in other communities.

It is a place where all members are valued and appreciated based on their abilities and contributions.

By listening to and sharing these stories, my hope is to inspire more people.

To stay motivated, mix in your favorite activity.

I didn't see the destination, because the motivation came from outside, not from within me.

Most of Dwarves I work with have an uncommon trait: they willingly put in extra time even when no one forces them to do so, just because they enjoy new challenges.

I've grown more organised as I've realised that every job problem has a solution and that nothing is insurmountable.

Although I was in a marketing & communication role, the tech industry had its own unique aspects, and most of my previous industrial marketing experiences didn't apply.