I&#x27;m a student, I don&#x27;t think it would feel like that at all (as long as the attitude of other team members didn&#x27;t make it so).<p>There have been days where I&#x27;ve actively searched for some OSS project that is accessible enough for me to work on - because usually the ideas I have myself are things I&#x27;m not capable of!  Or I just need to think more about how to get started, and when in this mood I&#x27;d rather just get hacking on someone else&#x27;s project&#x27;s issue.<p>My point is, issue triaging could be a great way to learn the ropes of a project (and get to know the team a bit), and you&#x27;d probably find yourself occasionally (then gradually more often) thinking &quot;hey, actually I reckon I can have a crack at this myself&quot;. That&#x27;d be really satisfying for a never-contributed-before fresher.