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My manager also thought that it'll take me 3 months to settle into the role and 1 year to fix whatever I need to fix. The reality is (I think) it took me less than that - a few weeks into the role, I ged-it. Not perfect, but I get it enough to work with it.

Truth is. Instead of learning what I need to do, and the steps to do it - I also enquire the underlying reasons behind it. Very probing and uncomfortable to the person who's handing over the skills, but by knowing the "whys", I am learning instead how the system is driven and designed, and by knowing that, I can maneuver around it without learning the steps to do it.

I didn't just walk, I learnt to skip.