E8 - Working in a toxic engineering culture? ...

Donia shares her experiences transitioning from quality assurance to software development, working in the aerospace industry, and moving to startups. She discusses the challenges and benefits of working in highly regulated environments versus more agile startups. Donia also talks ...  Show more

Staff software engineer Ahmad joined me to share insights from designing complex systems at Shopify. We discussed distributed systems, managing technology landscapes, testing strategies, flexible architectures, leadership skills, understanding roles, and optimizing teams. Key tak ...  Show more

Do you think backbiting is happening at your workplace or place of study? This week we are talking about what contributes to a toxic work  environment and what the significant factors are that determine our  working life quality.

Our approach addresses how to ...

In this episode, we discuss the impact of toxic work environments on our mental and emotional well-being. Whether you're dealing with a difficult boss, toxic coworkers, or a negative corporate culture, this episode will empower you to take control of your life and cultivate the r ...  Show more

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I recently started the interviewing for a senior engineering manager role at a fairly prestigious, but not huge (maybe 30-50 engineers) tech company. The job description heavily emphasized the idea of leading as a peer as ...  Show more

On today's calls... -Speaking on a panel with imposter syndrome -Dealing with burnout -Switching jobs -Red flags in a toxic workplace (00:00:26) Do you have any motivation or advice on speaking on a panel for the first time? (00:02:46) Have you ever experienced burnout at a jo ...