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My boss told me, after pointing out a small mistake in my code, that "if someone cares enough about their work, they won't make little mistakes like this" (beehaw.org)

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It is one of my biggest pet peeves surrounding how people often misunderstand performance for someone with ADHD like myself. Of course everyone makes mistakes from time to time, but those with ADHD often struggle with making little mistakes, and often have to try even harder to avoid those types of mistakes. I care deeply about my work, and I struggled in my younger years with feelings of inadequacy, and when people chalked my mistakes or under-performing to some sort of moral failing, it really hurt. These days, through better understanding of ADHD, and how my brain works and what its quirks are, I don't feel inadequate, but I still get angry when I encounter it. Don't you dare tell me I don't care about my work because I made a mistake.

For the curious, I did this in my code: {{ conditional }} instead of {% conditional %} in a Twig template by accident.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This seems like the type of mistake any person could make. It's about whether you try to be aware and fix the mistakes. Writing code is never perfect. Your boss is being overly critical here.