Why are Software Engineers so touchy about asking questions in the workplace? [closed]

Background For context, I am a junior engineer. These people below have experienced similar issues, or know of similar issues, that are comparable to what I have noticed. A Senior Software Engineer that I met at my work had this to say about his previous place of employment: You know where I used to work, they would swear at you for asking a question. I'm like Jeez whats wrong with asking a question? Here they are more friendly here with questions. Another Software Engineer I met while volunteering had this to say about questions: You know what is great about where I work. It's always ok to ask a question. Finally, at the start of my experience, whenever I asked a question, I would not get an immediate answer even if they knew it. They would sometimes tell me to try to "find it out", even if I didn't necessarily possess the same intuition they did. Now I sometimes encounter times where my questions just don't get answered. Not even an "I don't know" or an "X guy would know". But rather "don't ask X for questions", or just no answer. Question What makes asking questions so controversial with Software Engineers in the workplace?

Feb 22, 2025 - 13:34

Background

For context, I am a junior engineer. These people below have experienced similar issues, or know of similar issues, that are comparable to what I have noticed.

A Senior Software Engineer that I met at my work had this to say about his previous place of employment:

You know where I used to work, they would swear at you for asking a question. I'm like Jeez whats wrong with asking a question? Here they are more friendly here with questions.

Another Software Engineer I met while volunteering had this to say about questions:

You know what is great about where I work. It's always ok to ask a question.

Finally, at the start of my experience, whenever I asked a question, I would not get an immediate answer even if they knew it. They would sometimes tell me to try to "find it out", even if I didn't necessarily possess the same intuition they did. Now I sometimes encounter times where my questions just don't get answered. Not even an "I don't know" or an "X guy would know". But rather "don't ask X for questions", or just no answer.