... Fatigue We hire Senior Engineers to build systems, not to babysit syntax. Yet, ask any Senior Dev what they dread most about PRs, and it s usually not the complex logic. It s the Emotional Labor of Nitpicking. You open a Junior Dev s PR. You see they hardcoded a timeout value. Again. You stare at the screen. You have two choices: Comment on it: Now you feel like the "petty boss" nagging them about small details again . You risk ... ... because you re tired of being the one to point them out? That shift from correcting syntax to discussing strategy is how you turn Code Review from a chore into a culture of mentorship. What is the ratio of "Nitpicks