Soft Skills Engineering
By Jamison Dance and Dave Smith
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Episodes: 442
Jan 4, 2024
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Description
It takes more than great code to be a great engineer. Soft Skills Engineering is a weekly advice podcast for software developers about the non-technical stuff that goes into being a great software developer.
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Episode 441: Will working in healthcare hurt my reputation and precious wisdom
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Episode 440: How do I help my boss not burn out and should I tell people I'm older than I am?
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Episode 439: Harried VP of Eng and first startup job
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Episode 438: Software job after prison and working 60 hours per week at age 20 and feeling unfulfilled
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Episode 437: My company canceled all one-on-ones and moving to a single backlog
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Episode 436: Paralyzed by checkboxes and I'm on a "must keep happy" list
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Episode 435: How to make my boss actually do something and kindly shooting down
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Episode 434: Forgetful boss and nothing to say
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Episode 433: My teammate pretends we decided, but we didn't and my team is getting worse and worse
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Episode 432: As an LLM, how can I be more emotionally smart and when to use I vs we?
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Episode 431: Stinky.js and power hungry friend
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Episode 430: Should I quit this job I'm underqualified for and honestly torpedoed my promo chances
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Episode 429: Should I quit my job for free hoodies and manager to IC
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Episode 428: Interim tech lead and asking for a raise when a peer leaves
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Episode 427: Under to over-employed and wibbly wobbly timey wimey
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Episode 426: I got too many promotions and I have anxiety about getting fired
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Episode 425: Org chart bait and switch and ole' reliable
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Episode 424: Bragging without ego and how to predict layoffs
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Episode 423: freedom from deadlines and Actual firefighting to software firefighting
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Episode 422: Moving in to big tech and building support
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Episode 421: Hitting the level cap and getting credit for behind-the-scenes work
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Episode 420: New grad getting boring work and busy manager
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Episode 419: Yoda or Han Solo and I swear I'm senior
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Episode 418: Should I "rest and vest" and how do I avoid 3-hour agile meetings?
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Episode 417: Should I tell my boss I'm checked out and how do I deal with a PM who has no idea what he's doing?
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Episode 416: My boss wants me to build dark patterns and getting promoted without writing code
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Episode 415: I got a low raise and merging teams
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 414: Hot-headed PM and leaving without downgrading
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Episode 413: Is my interview candidate cheating and my product owner is getting WRECKED by the client
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Episode 412: Work-life-team balance and getting code-sniped
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Episode 411: We have a secret org chart and I'm a big fish in a little pond
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Episode 410: Guaranteed cost-of-living raises and my manager doesn't like me
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May 27, 2024 |
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Episode 409: Fancy title to IC and CRUD is crud
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May 20, 2024 |
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Episode 408: Terrible retrospectives and "hard to work with"
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May 13, 2024 |
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Episode 407: I'm too territorial and should I quiet quit?
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May 06, 2024 |
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Episode 406: Acquired taste and limited mentorship
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Episode 405: Scaled agile pain and top-heavy team
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Episode 404: Interview comedy and talking pay while new
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Episode 403: Massaging the software and career never-never-land
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Episode 402: It's all on fire and title inflation
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Episode 401: I AM the superstar and pro-rated raise
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Episode 400: Underperforming intern and upskilling
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Episode 399: Higher paid than my boss and crossing over to management
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Episode 398: Tech lead for contractors and how to detach my ego from my work
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Episode 397: Skunkworks and too much work/life balance
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Episode 396: Enthusiastic scope creep and human search engine
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Episode 395: Super star teammate and Getting better with no financial incentives
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Episode 394: Scrum master, weapons master and minimum tenure to not look bad
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Episode 393: Soft skills for interns and intern to QA
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Episode 392: Old code and choosing my annual reviewers
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Episode 391: Post-staff and direct or a jerk
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Episode 390: Fixing typos and Cassandra
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Episode 389: Sleepy and bureaucracy
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Episode 388: Money not compliments and principal engineer coding guidelines
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Episode 387: No juniors and manager forced to return to office
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Episode 386: Stuck with toil and how to get a dev job as a self-taught career-switcher in 2023
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Episode 385: Attention to detail and sabbatical
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode 384: EM missing code and non-location pay
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Episode 383: In the trenches without writing code and how to close a social skill gap
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Episode 382: Mentors for managers and mob programming
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Episode 381: Doing less and bad reference
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Episode 380: Overruled by non-technical manager and describing technical stuff to non-technical people
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Episode 379: Someone fixed my ticket and is tech debt bad for my career
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Episode 378: Too much leadership and awkward zoom silence
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Episode 377: Short Tenure Promotion and too much free time at work
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Episode 376: Return to office and quitting tech
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Episode 375: visa woes and Bob does everything wrong
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Episode 374: Secret burnout and no room for failure
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Episode 373: I have no vision and not-so-positive environment
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Episode 372: Equity and getting interrupted in Zoom meetings
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Episode 371: After Mary Poppins and credit denied
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Episode 370: Fake imposter syndrome and opposite ends
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Episode 369: Staying at a sinking ship and behavioral interview questions
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Episode 368: Manager in crisis and cutting costs
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Episode 367: Hybrid denier and recovering from crying
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Episode 366: No FE work and my co-worker is a parrot
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Episode 365: Rerun of 307, side hustles and telling me when you are stuck
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Episode 364: EMs doing technical tasks and too soft?
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Episode 363: Future impact of tech stacks and async communication
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Episode 362: Running the clock down and updating linkedin without freaking people out
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Episode 361: Get git and non-tech ramping up
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Episode 360: Mixing up names and improving without feedback
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Episode 359: Competition and awkward in person
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Episode 358: Sticky Note Scandal and startup appeal
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May 29, 2023 |
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Episode 357: Waiting to be paid and survivor's guilt
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May 22, 2023 |
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Episode 356: Ummmmmmmmm and failed spikes
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May 15, 2023 |
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Episode 355: Driving kids instead of team and jk i quit
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May 08, 2023 |
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Episode 354: Good at circuits, bad at git and ghosts of team members past
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May 01, 2023 |
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Episode 353: Easter outage and unethical things
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Episode 352: Exploding manager and I hate computers
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Episode 351: Senior hoarding and layabout lead dev
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Episode 350: Bombing a technical interview and background vetting
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Episode 349: Performance review dissonance and being a remote manager
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Episode 348: Making too many mistakes and low code career risk
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Episode 347: New untrusting manager and crappy project management
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Episode 346: Changing jobs with no raise and wrangling a cowboy coder
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Episode 345: Head of Engineering vs writing code and Voluntary Severance
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Episode 344: Showing impact without hiring and over over over engineering
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Episode 343: Tech lead/manager and discouraging seniors
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Episode 342: Losing my job to AI and bad review season
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Episode 341: Offer rescinded and layoff stuff
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Episode 340: Productivity lulls and code review showdown
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Episode 339: Coworker double-dipping and building toxic community
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Episode 338: I am the golden handcuffs and Staying in management
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Episode 337: Helping the principal and Manager conflict
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Episode 336: Roadmap roadkill and returning to office
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Episode 335: Senior questions and overly optimistic
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Episode 334: Personal brand and awkward silence
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Episode 333: Unsure about management and I shall decline the offer
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Episode 332: Layoff + baby survival and 18-year-old CS graduate
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Episode 331: Prickly ticket and title downgrade
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 330: Mixed signals and not ready for senior
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Episode 329: Falling behind and can't get a management job
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Episode 328: Fear of sudden firing and reducing the lottery factor
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Episode 327: Remote with onsite team and undercover refactor
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Episode 326: Good perks, bad code and paper shredder suggestion box
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Episode 325: Surprise PIP and salary leak
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Episode 324: Understanding accents and mega soft skills
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Episode 323: Shopping offers and returning equipment
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode 322: Cover blown and no one cares
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Episode 321: Politely, no and participation at scale
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Episode 320: Hot and less hot and no privileges
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Episode 319: Steve's babysitter and these uncertain times
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Episode 318: Staff and part time dev
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode 317: Process renegades and hiding my disgrunteledness
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Episode 316: Skills reboot and quitting the perfect job
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Episode 315: Poor feedback recipient and rubber duck
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 314: "That guy" and how to skip level
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 313: Parents are fighting and hat-removal
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 312: Nit-picking and Promo raises
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Episode 311: (rerun of 207) Unclear career goals and garbage code
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Episode 310: Flip flop and architecture astronaut
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode 309: Missing boss support and new manager, who dis
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode 308: FAANG to startup and Google interview prep
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Episode 307: Side hustle or new job and tell me when you're stuck
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode 306: Sabbaticals and betray my team
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May 30, 2022 |
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Episode 305: About that raise and *you're* not fired
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May 23, 2022 |
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Episode 304: My subordinate is smarter than me and confused in meetings
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May 16, 2022 |
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Episode 303: Should I stop coding and off to the field
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 302: Bad boss movies and well-written emails
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May 02, 2022 |
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Episode 301: I forced the framework and product stealing credit
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode 300: Manager move and cultural or personal
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Episode 299: Neophyte estimates and forced framework
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Episode 298: Thanks, and goodbye and fessing up
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Episode 297: Flat decisions and pointy-haired boss
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Episode 296: Low performer and frantic manager
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Episode 295: Underleveled at FAANG and lazy tech lead
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Episode 294: Unqualified internal applicant and speculative specs
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Episode 293: Moving TOO fast and following my manager
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Episode 292: Haunted by former co-worker and awkward manager endorsement
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Episode 291: Hyper-productive team lead and hyper-unproductive senior engineer
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Episode 290: Past offers and from QA to PM
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 289: Sharing wisdom nicely and too many raises?
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Episode 288: Too excited about learning and furious boss when quitting
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Episode 287: Informal favoritism and post-hoc finger pointing
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Episode 286: I don't care about borkchain and morning procrastination?
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Episode 285: Staying technical as a manager and skill over seniority
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Episode 284: Slow mentee ramp-up and quit before new job?
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Episode 283: Jealousy and burnout
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Episode 282: Setting boundaries late and junior joy
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Episode 281: Contractor is sus and too much job hopping?
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Episode 280: Async communication and how to quit not nicely
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Episode 279: (Rerun of 220) Premature leadership push and credit and status
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Episode 278: PM to engineer and pressure to stay after quitting
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Episode 277: Super long code reviews and replacement laptop
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Episode 276: Startup or big company and negotiating your exit?
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Episode 275: Take-home tests and doing my own recruiting
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Episode 274: Announcing resignation too early and why are my ideas rejected?
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Episode 273: Influencing people and getting a raise in a flat org
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Episode 272: Consistent or shiny
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Episode 271: Too quiet and quitting too much?
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Episode 270 (rerun of 227): Junior expectations and manager flakiness
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Episode 269: A bad product and running the meter down
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Episode 268: Title inflation and solo remote engineer
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Episode 267: Cheap promotion raise and live coding blues
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Episode 266: Switching tech stacks and awkward zoom silence
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Episode 265 (rerun of 216): One-on-ones and inter-team power struggles
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Episode 264: Finger pointing and getting recognition
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Episode 263: Why am I bored and ver-boss-ity
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Episode 262: I'm too popular and too much turnover
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Episode 261: Anxious about work and senior imposter
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Episode 260: Pay cut after hired and new job ramp-up
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May 24, 2021 |
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Episode 259: Moving up to meetings and will remote work stay a thing?
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May 10, 2021 |
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Episode 258: Addicted to scrolling and underpaid with equity
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May 03, 2021 |
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Episode 257: Oops I didn't negotiate and really another raise question
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Episode 256: No degree ceiling and reverse whippersnappers
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Episode 255: Only positive feedback and overworked and siloed
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Episode 254: Code makes my body hurt and level madness
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Episode 253: Not coding after 2 years and fake data scientists
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Episode 252: Impossible documentation and unexcited coworkers
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Episode 251: Working with real live developers and the royal we?
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Episode 250: The management track and active listening
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Episode 249: Settling the Wild West and credit for self-study
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Episode 248: Non-private slack channels and expectations
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Episode 247: Estimates and hotdesking
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Episode 246: Humanitarian salary conundrum and family benefits
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Episode 245: Sweating the small stuff and quit my first job?
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Episode 244: Quitting telephone and recommendontion
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Episode 243: Saying no and conference
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Episode 242 (Episode 131 re-run): Stinky feet and high salary expectation
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Episode 241 (Rerun of 184): Indispensable and IT cold war
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Episode 240: Under-leveled in the big leagues and pushing back
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Episode 239: Hustle and patents and toxicity
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Episode 238: Naughty team and quitting after 2 weeks
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Episode 237: Salary vs tech stack and how to quit an ad agency
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Episode 236: Making mistakes and Lowball offer
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Episode 235: Bus factors and toxic time bomb
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Episode 234: Job hopping and untenable counter-offers
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Episode 233: Manual unit testing and WFH demotivation
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Episode 232: "Junior" developer and NDA'd
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Episode 231: Freedom for me not for thee and optimizing for growth
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Episode 230: Not seeking promotion and taking code
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Episode 229: Other people's code and moving into product management
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Episode 228: Unpaid team lead and banking hours
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Episode 227: Junior expectations and manager flakiness
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Episode 226: Declining job offers and being the outside hire
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Episode 225: Stuck on the ladder and can't say no
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Episode 224: Bad review from conflicted boss and questioning my career choices
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Episode 223: Feedback rage and making up for lost time
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Episode 222: Cowboy CTO and underpaid after promotion
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Episode 221: Current boss reference and getting paid to do nothing
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Episode 220: Premature leadership push and credit and status
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Episode 219: Remote crickets and Manager Careering
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Episode 218: Referral underperforming and take a tech lead role
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Episode 217: Quitting words and double COVID internship
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Episode 216: One-on-ones and inter-team power struggles
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Episode 215: Many jobs in one and junior git stickler
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Episode 214: Jumping ship and saying "I can't"
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Episode 213: Interviewing your future boss and screwed by private equity
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Episode 212: Turnover and self-inflicted complexity
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Episode 211: Biorhythm and coworker roommate
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May 25, 2020 |
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Episode 210: Study time and caring less
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May 18, 2020 |
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Episode 209: Glue and Covid ghost job
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May 11, 2020 |
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Episode 208: Toe-stepper-on-er and high leverage work
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May 04, 2020 |
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Episode 207: Unclear career goals and garbage code
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Episode 206: Micromanaging WFH and vaguely tech lead
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Episode 205: Old code outage and questions leaking
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Episode 204: Remote work and ghosting your employer
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Episode 203: Downturns and conflict
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Episode 202: Can't stand up and new team, new me
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Episode 201: Too soon for a raise and management, masters, maybe?
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Episode 200: Crazy work work stories
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Episode 199: Offshore team influence and time zone fun
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Episode 198: Stinky manager and VP overhaul
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Episode 197: Rambling co-worker and awkward resume leak
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Episode 196: "Offshore resources" and ageist layoffs
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Episode 195: Ad-hoc promotion and quitting a huge company with Charity Majors
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Episode 194: Leveling up through speaking and negativity
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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Episode 193: Playing the field and paying for speaking
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Episode 192: Giving feedback and messaging a team change
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Episode 191: Overshadowed and demos and credit
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Episode 190: Disorganized startup and leveling up the team
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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Episode 189: Building relationships and handling negative feedback with speical guest Jeff Leiken
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Episode 188: Drama overload and agile ouroboroses
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Episode 187: Interview insanity and making up for lost time
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Episode 186: First job negotiation and am I a senior engineer?
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Episode 185: Fragile coworkers and soft demotion
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Episode 184: Indispensable and IT cold war
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Episode 183: Terrible boss code and peer-to-peer mentorship
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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Episode 182: Lunch and switching to product management
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Episode 181: Blocked by back-end and tired of coding
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Episode 180: Inspiring attention to detail and moving
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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Episode 179: Pushing preemptive promotion and de-motivated by promotion
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Episode 178: Procrastinating colleague and working remotely for an on-site company
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Episode 177: Work life vertigo and work life interviews
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Episode 176: Afraid to disappoint and tech co-founder advice
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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Episode 175: Famous devs at conferences and becoming obsolete
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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Episode 174: Bottleneck manager and how to tech lead
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Episode 173: Newbie burden and getting a 25% raise
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Episode 172: Contracting and American email etiquette
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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Episode 171: Unwilling mentorship and tortoise vs hare DevOps
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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Episode 170: Code rage and code review etiquette
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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Episode 169: Conspiracy theories and flexible schedules
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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Episode 168: Self-snooping and work from home jeopardy
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Jul 29, 2019 |
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Episode 167: Foosball culture and giving feedback to geniuses
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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Episode 166: Not the intern and fighting at work
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Jul 15, 2019 |
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Episode 165: I don't play videogames and quarter-career burnout
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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Episode 164: Fear of firing and disengaged teammates
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Episode 163: Sounding a warning and negative Glassdoor reviews
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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Episode 162 (rerun of episode 113): Quitting Your First Job and Too Many Responsibilities
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Jun 17, 2019 |
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Episode 161: Trapped as a QA engineer and trapped as a generalist
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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Episode 160: Non-manager 1:1s and throwing away dev learning
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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Episode 159: Rejecting candidates and corporate image obsession
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May 27, 2019 |
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Episode 158: I accepted a counter-offer and stayed and dealing with engineers who exaggerate their contributions
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May 20, 2019 |
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Episode 157: How to deal with a consistent low performer and my architect wants me to switch from Ruby to Java
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May 13, 2019 |
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Episode 156: How to move from web development into other software engineering roles and dealing with slow code review processes
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May 06, 2019 |
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Episode 155: What do you think about employee monitoring software and how do I get un-demotivated after losing interest in software dev?
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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Episode 154: Why am I terrible at picking candidates and how soon can I quit my job?
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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Episode 153: Informal Leadership and Dealing With Burnout (rerun of episode 71)
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Apr 15, 2019 |
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Episode 152: How to pair program as an introvert and being mistreated as a contractor?
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Episode 151: Where are all the old developers and Do I not ask enough questions?
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Apr 01, 2019 |
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Episode 150: How to fight imposter syndrome as a technical lead and Getting in to meetups
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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Episode 149: How to get my engineering career back on track and how to thrive in a heavy process environment
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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Episode 148: In the orbit of a Rock Star Programmer and Should I share my salary with my coworkers?
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Mar 11, 2019 |
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Episode 147: How to grow in a flat organization and how to get references when job hunting in stealth mode?
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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Episode 146: What to do with sick co-workers who come into the office and dealing with weird performance review feedback
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Feb 25, 2019 |
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Episode 145: What to do with a bad manager who is loved by upper management and should I include detecting major security vulnerabilities on my resume?
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Feb 18, 2019 |
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Episode 144: Job hunting while employed and how to start my first technical lead role
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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Episode 143: Dealing with meeting interrupters and setting work limits
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Feb 04, 2019 |
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Episode 142: Can I get hired above my level even though I look inexperienced on paper and should I be brutally honest in peer performance reviews
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Jan 28, 2019 |
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Episode 141: A Rampant Rewriter and Dealing with an Overexplainer (rerun of episode 73)
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Jan 21, 2019 |
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Episode 140: Should I apologize for my bugs after I quit and should I become a project manager
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Jan 14, 2019 |
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Episode 139: How to deal with badmouthing and how to survive in a loud open office
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Jan 07, 2019 |
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Episode 138: Should I ask for a raise before my annual review and how to keep up with young, single, overtime-working co-workers
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Dec 31, 2018 |
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Episode 137: How to get answers to technical questions and Should managers also be technical
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Dec 24, 2018 |
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Episode 136: My family thinks I'm over paid and Is a 10% raise good
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Dec 17, 2018 |
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Episode 135: Publicly Correcting Speakers and Forced Into a Dev Role as a Product Manager
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Dec 10, 2018 |
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Episode 134: Boredom vs Money and Agile vs Long-Term Schedules
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Dec 03, 2018 |
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Episode 133: Herding Linter Cats and Surviving Until Severance Time
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Nov 19, 2018 |
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Episode 132: Should I tell my boss I'm planning to quit and keeping tech talks going
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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Episode 131: Coworkers with stinky feet and Was my salary expectation too high
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 130 (rerun of episode 87): Stand up and fight! and Metrics
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Oct 29, 2018 |
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Episode 129: Office romance and What to say during one-on-ones
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Oct 22, 2018 |
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Episode 128: Finish The Degree In Poverty? and Hiring Insecurity
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Oct 15, 2018 |
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Episode 127: Leaving a Job I Love and My Role Is Being Eroded
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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Episode 126: I'm underpaid and Game Industry Bonuses
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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Episode 125: Brainstorming sessions and Slack Ettiquette
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Sep 24, 2018 |
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Episode 124: Pair Programming Pain and Side Hustle CEO
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Sep 17, 2018 |
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Episode 123: Salary Promise Fail and Slacker Coworkers
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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Episode 122: Too Much Process and Negotiating Salaries with Multiple Companies
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Sep 03, 2018 |
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Episode 121: Working Remotely Without Hating It and Managing Rotating Engineers
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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Episode 120: Layoff Decisions and Overworking Peers
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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Episode 119 (rerun of episode 77): My boss wants me to speak at conferences and how to get better than a 2% raise
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Aug 13, 2018 |
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Episode 118: Asking For Help and Speaking Up
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Jul 30, 2018 |
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Episode 117: Defense Industry Stigma and Responding to Negative Feedback
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Jul 23, 2018 |
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Episode 116: Weekend Warrioring and Reaching the End of the Career Ladder
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Jul 17, 2018 |
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Episode 115: Sharing Your Salary When You Leave and Hiring Decisions Overruled
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Jul 10, 2018 |
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Episode 114: Story Point Commitments and Measuring Productivity (Episode 79 Rerun)
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Jul 02, 2018 |
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Episode 113: Quitting Your First Job and Too Many Responsibilities
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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Episode 112: Disinterested Interviewing and Layoff Fallout
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Jun 18, 2018 |
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Episode 111: Dogma Rehab and Getting a Co-worker Fired
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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Episode 110: Team Spirit and Half-hearted Recruiting
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Jun 04, 2018 |
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Episode 109: Critical Junior Dev and Introducing New Tools
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May 29, 2018 |
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(Rerun) Episode 35: Attracting Talent and Quitting Responsibly
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May 20, 2018 |
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Episode 108: An Insecure Teammate and Disclosing Past Ratings
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May 13, 2018 |
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(Rerun) Episode 40: Office Visibility and New Tech
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May 06, 2018 |
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Episode 107: Silence After Interviews and Newsletter Politics
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Apr 30, 2018 |
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Episode 106: Working From Home Without Rotting and Meetup Etiquette
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Apr 22, 2018 |
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Episode 105: Interviewing for Management and Annoying Noises
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Apr 12, 2018 |
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Episode 104: Interviews With VPs and Hiring a Tester
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Apr 06, 2018 |
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Episode 103: Team Dynamics and Bad Code
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Mar 31, 2018 |
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Episode 102: Correcting English and Tyranny of the Urgent
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Mar 24, 2018 |
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Episode 101: Style In Code Reviews and How To Thank My Manager
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Mar 17, 2018 |
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Episode 99: Developer Health and Whiteboard Interviews
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Mar 09, 2018 |
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Episode 98 (Rerun of Episode 57): Disliking Management and Difficult Co-workers
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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Episode 97: A Quiet Intern and Hearts and Guts
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Feb 22, 2018 |
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Episode 96: Teaching Burden and Unknown Unknowns
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Feb 17, 2018 |
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Episode 95: Paying For Help and Scared of Recruiters
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Feb 08, 2018 |
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Episode 94: Dodging Recommendations and Full Sleeve Tattoos
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Feb 03, 2018 |
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Episode 93: Negotiating Annual Raises and Part-Time Work
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Jan 27, 2018 |
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Episode 92: Career Death by Friction and New Job Woes
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Jan 19, 2018 |
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Episode 91: Job Requirements and Teams of Misfits
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Jan 11, 2018 |
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Episode 90: Upper Management Dislikes Me and Undeserved Job Offers
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Jan 05, 2018 |
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Episode 89: Departed Engineers and Employment Contracts
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Dec 28, 2017 |
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Episode 88: How To Dress For Interviews and Learning To Interview
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Dec 22, 2017 |
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Episode 87: Pushover Coworkers and Productivity Metrics
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Dec 14, 2017 |
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Episode 86: Sharing Salaries and Offensive Words
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Dec 07, 2017 |
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Episode 85: Annoying Know-it-alls and Company Headshots
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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Episode 84: Shy Developers and Outsourced Architecture
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Nov 23, 2017 |
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Episode 83: Gaps In The Resume and Moving To Business
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Nov 16, 2017 |
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Episode 82: Blow Ups and Job Security
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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Episode 81: Unwilling To Grow and Forced Out During Two Weeks Notice
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Nov 02, 2017 |
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Episode 80: New Team Leads and Constant Follow Up
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Oct 29, 2017 |
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Episode 79: Story Point Misses and Measuring Productivity
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Oct 19, 2017 |
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Episode 78: Endless Rewrites and Fake Deadlines
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Oct 13, 2017 |
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Episode 77: Boss Wants Me To Speak and The 2% Raise
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Oct 04, 2017 |
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Episode 76: Writing Goals and Firing Jokes
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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Episode 75: Self-Promotion For Wallflowers and Moving in a Year
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Sep 19, 2017 |
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Episode 74: Switching Languages Without A Pay Cut and A Missed Negotiation
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Sep 11, 2017 |
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Episode 73: A Rampant Rewriter and Overexplainers
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Aug 31, 2017 |
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Episode 72: The Micromanaging CEO and The Only Developer
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Aug 17, 2017 |
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Episode 71: Informal Leadership and Dealing With Burnout
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Aug 14, 2017 |
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Episode 70: Appraisal-Driven Development and Meeting Creep
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Jul 28, 2017 |
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Episode 69: A Know-It-All Lead and Selling Your Boss on Remote Work
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Jul 21, 2017 |
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Episode 68: Paying Your Dues and Non-technical Hobbies
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Jul 13, 2017 |
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Episode 67: Graduate School and Asking Good Questions
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Jul 07, 2017 |
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Episode 66: Nepotism and Minimum Junior Requirements
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Jun 29, 2017 |
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Episode 65: Left In The Dust and Imposter Syndrome
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Jun 22, 2017 |
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Episode 64: Negative Peer Reviews and On Call
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Jun 15, 2017 |
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Episode 63: (Rerun) Management Snobs and Two Bosses
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Jun 08, 2017 |
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Episode 62: Many Meetings and Surviving an Acquisition
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May 31, 2017 |
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Episode 61: Product Managers and Notifications
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May 25, 2017 |
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Episode 60: Office Arrangements and Disarming A Code Owner
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May 17, 2017 |
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Episode 59: Buying Training and Unrelated Experience
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May 11, 2017 |
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Episode 58: Dropping Out and Interview Prep (Rerun)
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May 02, 2017 |
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Episode 57: Disliking Management and Difficult Co-workers
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Apr 25, 2017 |
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Episode 56: Keeping Meetings On Track and Designer-centric Culture
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Apr 18, 2017 |
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Episode 55: Ng-Conf Live Episode
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Apr 11, 2017 |
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Episode 54: Sneaky Contractors and Job Titles
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Apr 04, 2017 |
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Episode 53: Bait and Switch and Informing Your Manager
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Mar 29, 2017 |
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Episode 52: Slowness Guilt and I Have No Side Projects
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Mar 21, 2017 |
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Episode 51: Junior Scrum Master In Trouble And Jamison Has No Degree
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Mar 15, 2017 |
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Episode 50: I Didn't Quit and Manager of Zero People
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Mar 07, 2017 |
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Episode 49: Candidate Plagiarism and a Tightwad Employer
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Feb 28, 2017 |
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Episode 48: Quitting a Death March & Am I Underpaid
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Feb 21, 2017 |
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Episode 47: Speaking Up In A New Job and Personal Issues
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Feb 14, 2017 |
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Episode 46: My New Crappy Job and Youth vs the Status Quo
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Feb 07, 2017 |
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Episode 45: RAPID FIRE and Micromanagers
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Jan 28, 2017 |
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Episode 44: Discussing Firing and Writing Job Postings
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Jan 25, 2017 |
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Episode 43: Internship Costs and CS Interview Questions
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Jan 16, 2017 |
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Episode 42: Bootcamp Job Hopping and Cultural Reliability
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Jan 02, 2017 |
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Episode 41: Management Snobs and Two Bosses
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Dec 28, 2016 |
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Episode 40: Office Visibility and New Tech
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Dec 21, 2016 |
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Episode 39: Brilliant Jerks and One on Ones
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Dec 12, 2016 |
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Episode 38: Going Over Heads and Firing Just After Hiring
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Dec 05, 2016 |
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Episode 37: VC Funding and Internal Presentations
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Nov 29, 2016 |
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Episode 36: Unlimited Vacation and Enforcing Best Practices
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Nov 22, 2016 |
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Episode 35: Attracting Talent and Quitting Responsibly
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Nov 15, 2016 |
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Episode 34: Do Certifications Help and How Can I Avoid Avoidance?
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Nov 07, 2016 |
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Episode 33: Damaging Your Credibility and Meeting Potential Employers In School
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Oct 31, 2016 |
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Episode 32: Why Would You Do Contracting?
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Oct 26, 2016 |
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Episode 31: Going In To Management and Knowing If A Job Is Worth Applying To
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Oct 17, 2016 |
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Episode 30: Reaching Consensus and Code Editing Etiquette
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Oct 08, 2016 |
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Episode 29: What Should I Do When Starting A New Job?
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Oct 07, 2016 |
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Episode 28: How Long Should I Stay At My Job and How Do I Help Junior Developers Improve
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Sep 26, 2016 |
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Episode 27: Writing Great Resumes and Pushing Back on Non-Engineering Tasks
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Sep 19, 2016 |
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Episode 26: Communicate Your Efforts and I Told You So
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Sep 12, 2016 |
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Episode 25: Understanding the Business and Managing Without Being a Developer
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Sep 05, 2016 |
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Episode 24: Should I be a generalist or specialist developer?
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Aug 29, 2016 |
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Episode 23: Joining a startup as a CTO and asking for a raise
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Aug 22, 2016 |
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Episode 22: Health insurance and contributing to open source projects
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Aug 15, 2016 |
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Episode 21: Giving work to interns and dealing with "dead weight" developers
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Aug 08, 2016 |
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Episode 20: Stories from people who got fired and doing effective code reviews
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Aug 01, 2016 |
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Episode 19: Firing someone for a coding mistake and getting demoted
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Jul 25, 2016 |
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Episode 18: Dropping out of college and preparing for interviews
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Jul 18, 2016 |
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Episode 17: Side project ideas and getting fired
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Jul 04, 2016 |
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Episode 16: Dealing with recruiters and learning new things without frustration
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Jun 27, 2016 |
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Episode 15: Working with non-technical people and keeping up with the latest technology (with Brad Green)
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Jun 20, 2016 |
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Episode 14: Web developer prejudice and legacy code
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Jun 07, 2016 |
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Episode 13: Dealing with a 'yes' boss and the difference between contract and permanent positions
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May 30, 2016 |
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Episode 12: Making friends at work and how to be good at being managed
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May 23, 2016 |
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Episode 11: Negotiating offers and dealing with an oblivious boss
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May 16, 2016 |
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Episode 10: Mentors and Stock Options
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May 09, 2016 |
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Episode 9: Deadlines and Titles
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May 02, 2016 |
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Episode 8: Work life balance and on-boarding new engineers
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Apr 25, 2016 |
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Episode 7: Finding meaning and quitting your job
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Apr 18, 2016 |
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Episode 6: Speaking at Conferences
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Apr 11, 2016 |
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Episode 5: Developer Compensation
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Apr 04, 2016 |
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Episode 4: Should I build my personal brand?
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Mar 31, 2016 |
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Episode 3: What to look for in a dev team
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Mar 21, 2016 |
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Episode 2: Influencing your team and dealing with anger
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Mar 14, 2016 |
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Episode 1: Startup Opportunities and Switching Jobs
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Mar 07, 2016 |