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Attitude towards juniors

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Jeanne

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Hello.

I would like to apologize if this is offensive. Free feel to delete my post if I’m not allowed to share this issue.

I’m a first semester Actuarial Science student. I do not know too much about the actuarial profession, but I’m excited to learn. In university, the lecturers and my classmates are lovely.

I go on forums, particularly Reddit to be a part of the community. There I see the pack-mentality within the senior actuaries.
A beginner asks a question, they are belittled. No senior calls out the unprofessionalism. A fellow beginner speaks up, the seniors taunt them with “you won’t survive this industry”, “your question is stupid, “it’s a small community, watch what you speak”, etc.

Is this typically the culture?
 
Yes, such a culture would mean that newbies would never learn anything, which would lead to more mistakes. So it's bad management and if you find such a team - then that team is dysfunctional.
 
There are no bad questions, only bad answers. Get out of social media groups which do these. It's a distraction arguing with internet trolls, spending valuable time that you could otherwise use to learn a few other things.
 
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