From that experience, it makes total sense that you wouldn't want to work with juniors like that again.
But I have the complete opposite experience. I'm a junior dev working on an embedded linux system, and some associated test applications. I have an extremely good mentor/boss who's helping me develop skills for those environments, and other associated skills that are absolutely invaluable to my career.
Now the difference of course is I am highly motivated. I love the work I do, and because it's so enjoyable and fun, I absolutely take a lot of my personal time to play around with work-related or at least work-adjacent projects.
My worry is that when I do eventually move to my next company/product, Ill be assigned to a manager that has had too many poor experiences with unmotivated juniors, and is unwilling to share their experience with me (in a cooperative manner, not just a one-sided relationship of course).
But I have the complete opposite experience. I'm a junior dev working on an embedded linux system, and some associated test applications. I have an extremely good mentor/boss who's helping me develop skills for those environments, and other associated skills that are absolutely invaluable to my career.
Now the difference of course is I am highly motivated. I love the work I do, and because it's so enjoyable and fun, I absolutely take a lot of my personal time to play around with work-related or at least work-adjacent projects.
My worry is that when I do eventually move to my next company/product, Ill be assigned to a manager that has had too many poor experiences with unmotivated juniors, and is unwilling to share their experience with me (in a cooperative manner, not just a one-sided relationship of course).