I recently took a 2 month break from work, and coming back I had plenty of these moments too.
Things that previously I thought were smooth weren't. Processes that I thought worked fine seemed to crumble. The overall application speed felt like treacle where previously I thought it was fine.
Sometimes a fresher perspective on the state of things is important, although unlike a new team member it's not doing me many favours pointing some of this stuff out.
Being a new team member is also an amazing opportunity for being able to speak freely about problems and point out that the emperor is nude.
I recently took a 2 month break from work, and coming back I had plenty of these moments too.
Things that previously I thought were smooth weren't. Processes that I thought worked fine seemed to crumble. The overall application speed felt like treacle where previously I thought it was fine.
Sometimes a fresher perspective on the state of things is important, although unlike a new team member it's not doing me many favours pointing some of this stuff out.
Being a new team member is also an amazing opportunity for being able to speak freely about problems and point out that the emperor is nude.