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I remember in multiple teams I have been, there were clear divisions of which people grouped together. That creates a fragmented team in the end.

When I was just a new hire, I tried to make sure I became part of the group of the people with the most experience and that I thought were objectively better.

But as I gained my tenure I found the value it's instead in being an IC, individually assessing the situation and providing what I think is the best path to green, regardless if that's the side someone else also took or not

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Absolutely, I think we all felt the same in the beginning, being part of the right network. Eventually as we get more experience we understand the value of self-improvement irrespective of being right or wrong.

Either ways, there's always something to improve on. Thanks for sharing your experience.

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Love the visuals Akash! I like your emphasise on trying not to chose sides.

I have been frustrated once when my boss chose sides. It was not the best experience, and led me to leave the team eventually.

Thank you for a very well written article!

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Thank you Basma, I'm glad you could relate to the post.

I'm sorry that you had to experience bias in a conflict. It is one of the most common mistakes we do. A lot of the times it comes from a future bias and we stay in denial. You made the right choice.

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It's one of the best articles that I have read this week!!

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Thank you Kunal for the kind words 🙏.

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Great article Akash, thanks for mentioning Implementing!

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Thanks Marco, glad you liked it.

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