Episode 396: Enthusiastic scope creep and human search engine

Episode 396: Enthusiastic scope creep and hum...

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Episode 535: Manager externalities and should I fight stupid processes

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Listener Random Listener asks, You guys talk a lot about externalities, which helped me understand a lot about how my manager works. He wants to do things fast, but he does not follow good and standardized processes, even ...  Show more

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Episode 534: I'm so bad at my job and I've inherited a huge slop pile

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Soft Skills Engineering, I’m a senior software engineer with over 20 years of experience. I’m hoping you can help with with a problem where I’m dumb, weird and bad at my job! There is a recurring problem where, despite ...  Show more

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