What's the kindest thing someone's ever done for you during your career?

For some people this kind of thing can get very personal.

My manager told me: 'I know you don't know, how to do it, but you'll figure it out, don't worry, if you get stuck, call me.'

Where I'm from, there's a lot of mountains to climb to becoming a software developer, from electricity to infrastructure, et al. I'm grateful for those kind individuals and organisations who provided articles and other learning resources at no cost. I have developed a passion for teaching and have mentored one or two folks. Hopefully, when I launch my blog, I'll be able to reach more people with helpful learning resources as well.

One of the most experienced developers at my previous workplace noticed my quiet interest in development, and actually told me that he believed I could be a great engineer. I find that we often think these things about each other, but don't actually say it out loud :) This was all I needed to start believing in myself, and now I am a software dev apprentice!

In 2016 I had the worst interview of my life. I had been judged from the minute I walked in for being a woman wearing a dress. It plunged my self-esteem to the ground and made me never want to code again.

The next day I got an email from a recruiter who had contacted me back in 2015. At that time I didn't want to move cities for a job, but in 2016 I was ready to take the plunge. It was a Javascript job and my background was PHP and WordPress themes.

In the technical interview, I got a super kind person who helped me move along the exercises. He let me solve the questions using PHP instead of JavaScript although the job I was applying to was in JS. We ended up talking about baking during the interview and the recruiter had to step in to keep us on track. He hired me and got me into his team.

I moved to a new city where I didn't know anyone. My new Team Lead took care into spending at least two hours a week going over Javascript concepts with me. He sent me to courses, lent me books, anything so that I could catch up to everything I didn't know. He also put me in a project with a very demanding mentor who taught me Angular 2.

In the end, I got my job in Germany because of everything he pushed me to learn and I got the job with his full blessing. We cried for an hour in our last one-on-one because we really loved working together. He is the reason why I could turn around my life and I will always be thankful to him.

when i start working in 2011 some one hacking my domains account in GoDaddy. I did not speak English very well in this time. This person made a phone call to technical support to return my account. I think if there was not this person, everything would have ended

I was homeless for a stretch in December through January. Things weren't looking too good, and I was spending as much time plotting my escape plan as I was searching for a job. I needed money desperately, but I knew I could not work at another shop I despised, where elegant (or even working) code wasn't expected, and where I felt nothing in common with my team.

My old buddy from college reached out to me. We had not had a chance to talk in at least five years at this point. He told me about his company and finished off the conversation telling me that he wasn't doing this because I need money, but because he wanted to see me happy working somewhere for the first time ever.

I went in and rocked the technical interview he was able to fast-track. The next week, I showed up for work, and I am slowly rebuilding my life. Being homeless was one of the most demoralizing and humiliating experiences I have ever gone through in life, and I hated having to lie about where I lived because I was ashamed people would realize I was living in an Extended Stay motel for the first six weeks of my employment, but it's all over now. Not sure where I'd be without him, but it would probably not be a good place at all.

I'm crying reading all of these responses! The senior dev I worked under at my first dev job has been a tremendous help to me both at that job, and beyond. Every time I asked him for help, he turned it into a leaning experience. I don't work there anymore, but we still meet every couple of months. I make sure I come to our chats with questions or new concepts i've learned and want to talk through further. He is so patient and kind, and makes sure that I understand concepts fully and can go forth and keep coding! He has been a tremendous support to me. I couldn't have asked for a better senior dev to report to at my first dev job. 😭

some of my very best freind that was a blessing for me muqadas Adnan hasnain shan and Vivek these man have given me a very well understanding in the field

In 2013 - I was in a customer service role but teaching myself to code using One Month tutorials and several other online classes. I had a good relationship with the CTO of the company at the time and would ask him questions of things I didn't understand. He happily helped me through tough questions and concepts. It was my dream to become a software developer and to be able to build, but never realistically thought it would happen - just a cool thing to kind of have knowledge of.

After a few months, he pulled me aside one day and ended up offering me a junior development role on the team. I will never forget that moment and will always be grateful to him for taking the chance on me. To this day, I always think back to that moment - and I am always on the lookout for beginners/juniors who need a chance as well so I can give that feeling to others.

Managers who are kind, considrate, forgiving, supportive, and from time to time, throw in surprise bones.

My former senior dev giving me access to his premium software development tutorials.

Shows up late to the party BUT this is such a beautiful question! I've loved reading what everyone already wrote, such kindness.

For me, I'd been at a job for over a year, and the daily commute added up to 3 hours. It took a harsh toll on me and my family, so I let my manager know I needed to quit to find local work.

The next morning, my manager pulled me aside and offered me my same job - but WFH full time.

That was a kindness I won't forget. No one else in the company had this luxury, but my manager trusted me to do the work, she understood why it was important for me to see my family more, and she made an exception for me. That kindness made me even more dedicated to the people and the company, and it's a gesture that will stay with me for a long time.

Time for a short story. This was back in March 2018. 🤓 I‘d just turned 17, and near the end of my internship.

The penultimate week before my internship ended, I told my COO that I’d like to continue at the company, either as an intern or permanently. Throughout the weekend, I thought hard about whether I made the correct decision.

Why? Because one of the reasons was my low confidence. I’d been stuck on a task for two weeks. I felt that I don’t deserve to be there. 😭 Not to mention, I’m the youngest person within the company, so I was kind of shy and didn’t let my true self shine.

So my last week as an intern arrived. In the morning, I messaged my COO whether we could speak outside. I told him that I decided not to continue as I wanted to explore other technologies which was only partially true. But confidence was the major reason behind my decision.

After a short conversation, we went back into the office. Then fast forward a few hours, I was supposed to go out for lunch with my COO and a few teammates. While on the way to the restaurant, I looked at my phone and noticed that my CTO had called me once or twice. 😳

I waited for a few seconds and he called me again. He asked me how am I doing. Then, he asked me why I declined the offer. I can’t remember what I said as I was utterly shocked to receive a call from him.

In the middle of the conversation, he said some encouraging words. This lifted my spirits and eventually, I reversed my decision.

2 years on, I still remember these events like it was yesterday. I’m eternally grateful to my bosses for taking me on board. 🙂

During my end of studies internship, when a colleague learned me git reflog to find few days of code I've lost 😁