Just started at Apple and I feel like there are so much to learn and some documents are definitely very elusive with the acronyms, I feel like it takes several hours for me to fully consume and understand a deck. Is this normal leaning curve for FAANG?

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Yes, don’t get discouraged! It takes a minimum of 6-12 months to feel like you know what’s going on average

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😬 I'll be honest I took me til year 2.5 for me to pause and feel like "oh, yeah I know who to talk to when for a variety of what's"

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I affectionately call what you are in the firehose stage, because you're getting blasted with so much information it's like someone told you to take a drink and then hit you with the force of water from a firehose. For the first little while you feel lucky just not to drown, but you are soaking up a ton of information every day, and eventually you'll notice that you're not so overwhelmed.

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100% this, it happens to literally everyone and it can be very overwhelming at first, but you just gotta take it one day at a time and know that you'll catch up soon enough

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This is normal in most tech companies from my experience. Take your time and don't feel pressured to catch up

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This is definitely normal. There’s a sharp learning curve. Don’t be too hard on yourself.

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What documents? Documents can be leaked, so most things are tribal knowledge unless it’s API docs.

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I felt like I had to keep up with a consistent amount of coffee chats in order to get a handle on the 'tribal knowledge'

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I had the same experience when I started! I actually used flash cards to learn new acronyms more quickly and it ended up being really helpful.

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I am starting with Apple in oct tech support what advise can you give me for just starting out

Super normal and just went through it myself, took 3 months to get “comfortable”, just have to take it a day at a time and don’t try to learn everything all at once 🙏🏽

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It's like trying to take a sip of water out of a fire hose, isn't it??? Don't give up. It'll all make sense eventually. For now, just take it one day at a time and do your best.

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If you are inundated with the acronyms, there is a shortcut to help with the jargon.

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