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Recent Episodes

Episode 536: Mentoring and how to help my team not lose their soul to AI?

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Dave and Jamison, long time listener first time caller. I appreciate everything you do, I look forward to my Monday morning commute because of this podcast. I’ve been a software developer f...

31 MIN

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 ...

34 MIN

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 ...

34 MIN

Episode 533: I'm drowning in AI slop from lazy coworkers

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey Dave and Jamison. I don’t know what to do with the amount of the AI slop I have to review and I’m getting close to burnout. I have a lot of context on my project, so my colleagues see m...

33 MIN

Episode 532: My new company is an absolute mess and should I get an English-speaking job as a Japanese engineer?

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Dave and Jamison, I’ve been a Java backend dev for over 10 years. After getting laid off from a job I loved, I spent 3 tough months job hunting. I eventually landed a full-stack role at ...

31 MIN