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  1. Episode 507: I got fired unexpectedly and breadth and depth

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hey there, I started a new job in August at a large European retailer. There were ups & downs, but long story short, my weekly one-on-ones with my manager was eit

  2. Episode 506: I hate my job with AI and my team-mate thinks I suck

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hi Djavison,</p> <p>I’ve heard y’all say something along the lines of “this is the most exciting time to build software” in a few recent episodes.</p> <p>I’m glad

  3. Episode 505: Called to the principal's office and my team leads are super dogmatic

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>I’m a senior software engineer at a remote company (~500–700 people), and over the last year a new HR org replaced our old people team. They’ve spent six months b

  4. Episode 504: Should I quit my AI job before my first day and professional button-clicker

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hi Jamison and Dave. Eight years into my software engineering career, all of it at Series B and C startups, I’ve been craving two things: a recognizable brand nam

  5. Episode 503: Hardware is hard and my PMs are pushing AI slop code

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>I’m a software developer with about 15 years in the industry, and I am soon starting as the CTO of a robotics company with about 50 employees.</p> <p>Though I hav

  6. Episode 502: Management keeps leaving and I hate using AI to code

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hi, thank you for the podcast, I am long time listener, first time asker. Something weird is going on at my company. A colleague of my always wanted to get promot

  7. Episode 501: Vibecoding CEO and doing to teaching

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>A listener named Derek asks,</p> <p>I am the CTO and cofounder of a startup. Now that vibecoding is a thing, our CEO has kind of gone rogue, and and he’s vibecodi

  8. Episode 500: Am I the only one not getting raises and firing my whole team

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>I have been with my current organization for 5+ years. I like the company and have generally had a good experience working here. However, the last several years I

  9. Episode 499: Should I quit my solo dev job with a sports team and senile seniors

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>I’m a new listener to the podcast and work as the sole developer for a sports team, which is the only company I’ve worked for since graduating from university 8 y

  10. Episode 498: Testing in big corporations and how to get my first management job

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>‌</p> <p>Hi Dave and Jamison,</p> <p>Internal dev asker from the second half of Episode 441 checking back in. Your “ask what scared the previous dev” advice in pa

  11. Episode 497: Patronizing perf reviews and can't get anything done as a tech lead

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>I’m a relatively new people manager and I really struggle when it comes time for performance reviews, or even regular praise or critical feedback in one-on-ones,

  12. Episode 496: Passing non-technical interviews and my internship with only other interns

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Listener Tom says,</p> <p>I’m a software developer with six years experience, mostly at small startups with engineering teams anywhere between 2 and 10 developers

  13. Episode 495: What to do when my boss quits and moving to Romania?

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hello gentlemen, long-time listener here, and I’d love your take on something that’s been keeping me up at night.</p> <p>The high powered boss that I report to is

  14. Episode 494: Am I interviewing all wrong and leaving old team chats

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Dear Damison and Javison, I work at a very small startup (<10 engineers) and am trying to hire 2 engineers. I’m doing the intro/screener interview for these roles

  15. Episode 493: My boss one-ups my negativity and football engineering

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hey Guys, long time listener, first time asker!</p> <p>At my BigCorp Co., whenever I talk to my skip level about my concerns, it seems we are playing the ‘Gloom O

  16. Episode 492: Fresh grads and startups or the goog

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Listener AWS multi-region is not real multi-region, ask me how I know asks,</p> <p>We’ve recently acquired some bright-eyed and bushy-tailed new grads. What have

  17. Episode 491: Re-arranging deck chairs on the Titantic and my boss leaks private info

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>I handed in my resignation this past Monday. During the conversation, my manager confided in me that this coming Wednesday, 25% of the workforce is being laid off

  18. Episode 490: How do I break into software dev from QA automation and underselling

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hi Dave and Jamison, I’ve been in QA/QA automation for 13 years now with a CS degree, and I’ve been trying to change my role to a software developer for a while.

  19. Episode 489: Ethical dilemma for a gambling app dev and ethical employers

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hey Jamison and Dave, love your show!</p> <p>A question for you guys coming all the way from the Netherlands 🧀</p> <p>I’ve started as a software engineer in a ga

  20. Episode 488: How do I survive in a culture of optics and jira slacker

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hey Dave and Jamison,</p> <p>Big fan of the show — listening from Portugal! (Proof that even across the Atlantic, software politics are universal.)</p> <p>I’m a t

  21. Episode 487: My manager ignores me during 1:1's and I am required to work in an empty office

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>“My manager insists on a weekly 1:1 with me, but he rarely pays attention. He’s often on his laptop, texting, checking email — basically anything but listening. I

  22. Episode 486: No one on my team talks and skip level meetings

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>I work at a big tech company on a remote team of about 10 people, and most of them have been here for 5+ years. I’m in the “newer” half of the team with 4 years h

  23. Episode 485: I'm terrible at hiring decisions and my coworker spams us with AI-generated memes

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>What signals do you look for when interviewing candidates? I’ve helped interview many people at this point and almost all of the engineers that I marked as “hire”

  24. Episode 484: How to get a raise after slacking off for YEARS and my PM won't stop DM'ing me

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hi! Love your show and how casually you talk and make fun of everything! I started my career as a freelancer and then joined a mid-size software development compa

  25. Episode 483: My team hated me from day one and should I stack PTO before my resignation

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>How would you handle a situation where a team forms a negative opinion about you from day one — without any clear reason and without ever giving you a real chance

  26. Episode 482: I got a promotion, but a tiny raise and an imposter interviewed for my team

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>After a year of trying, I recently got promoted to staff engineer!</p> <p>It’s great to receive recognition for my work, but i’m not actually very happy, because

  27. Episode 481: I'm bored and will I ever find out why I was fired?

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hi Dave and Jamison,</p> <p>After fleeing a sinking ship of a startup, I became a solo developer at a medium sized college. This role has really allowed me to exp

  28. Episode 480: Do I just coast until I quit and going back to work after a long time

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>(follow-up from question 449)</p> <p>Hello. Return question asker here. You answered my question from episode 449 “my tech lead ignored my warnings”. I want to gi

  29. Episode 479: Contractors to the rescue and dinged for delay

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Hey skillet nation, long time skilletee first time skilleter here. I started at a scale up about 6 months ago and recently, I was asked to help with a project tha

  30. Episode 478: Can you coach self-awareness and my boss is an llm

    <p>In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Can you coach self-awareness? I manage someone who seems to believe their skill set is on par with their teammates, regardless of their constant PR feedback regar

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