Week 8. Post 1.

 How would you describe your work style based on your behavior at this internship?

Couple of past weeks I have been actively working on developing new features and fixing previous bugs with my teammates. We have made a lot of progress in our work and we could see our code doing the real-life functionality on a real application. Thus, I have noticed some insights about my work style during the internship.

Before coming to this internship, I always thought that I am an introvert and I always used to prefer to work alone. During the school assignments, I would always prefer to do the labs by myself if I had the choice. I always felt that working alone is much easier, faster, and more efficient. I always thought that working alone is much more productive and I do not need anyone else's input. I also always thought that pair-programming is something complicated and not efficient. 

However, after coming to this internship, I realized that I enjoy working in a team. I have noticed that working with people and implementing best practices of pair-programming is one of the styles of my work. When working in a team, I realized that I brainstorm better and come up with solutions faster; I also noticed that working with someone makes me feel less stressed and the work becomes more joyful and interesting. I noticed that I get more energy to do more work when doing something with the team rather than alone. I wish I have tried it better at school before jumping to conclusions and stereotypes about myself. 

Next time, before making any assumptions about my work style, I will try to make sure that I am implementing the best practices of a certain style of working. I will also make sure that I have tried it several times enough before making conclusions. I will also try to make sure that I am trying one particular style of working in different environments and settings.