How to deal with 12 hours time zone difference
Hey everyone,
I joined a team 2 months ago as SDE and not feeling good in the team :(.
First, the whole team is located in Asia, so I'm the only one 12 hours difference. The onboarding is being really stressful, when I get stuck, I don't have a 'buddy' to ask. I try to send questions and wait to get an answer the next day, but everything is going fucking slow this way.
Second, we only have a small meeting each week to discuss about the project and next tasks which is not enough to cover everything (There is no daily or weekly)
Third, there is not good documentation which makes worse the onboarding.
Finally, and to make it even worse, their accent is being really hard for me (had not worked with Asians before )
In the first place I have no idea why they hire me for that team, I see it as a mistake and zero efficient.
Should I switch work hours and try to overlap their work time ?
Which strategies do you use to work with that timezone differences ?
Thanks!
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