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Soft Skills Engineering

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Episode 343: Tech lead/manager and discouraging seniors

Episode 343: Tech lead/manager and discouraging seniors

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Episode 342: Losing my job to AI and bad review season

Episode 342: Losing my job to AI and bad review season

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Episode 341: Offer rescinded and layoff stuff

Episode 341: Offer rescinded and layoff stuff

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Episode 340: Productivity lulls and code review showdown

Episode 340: Productivity lulls and code review showdown

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Episode 339: Coworker double-dipping and building toxic community

Episode 339: Coworker double-dipping and building toxic community

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Episode 338: I am the golden handcuffs and Staying in management

Episode 338: I am the golden handcuffs and Staying in management

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Episode 337: Helping the principal and Manager conflict

Episode 337: Helping the principal and Manager conflict

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Episode 330: Mixed signals and not ready for senior

Episode 330: Mixed signals and not ready for senior

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Episode 329: Falling behind and can't get a management job

Episode 329: Falling behind and can't get a management job

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Episode 328: Fear of sudden firing and reducing the lottery factor

Episode 328: Fear of sudden firing and reducing the lottery factor

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Episode 327: Remote with onsite team and undercover refactor

Episode 327: Remote with onsite team and undercover refactor

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Episode 326: Good perks, bad code and paper shredder suggestion box

Episode 326: Good perks, bad code and paper shredder suggestion box

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Episode 325: Surprise PIP and salary leak

Episode 325: Surprise PIP and salary leak

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Episode 324: Understanding accents and mega soft skills

Episode 324: Understanding accents and mega soft skills

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Episode 323: Shopping offers and returning equipment

Episode 323: Shopping offers and returning equipment

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Episode 322: Cover blown and no one cares

Episode 322: Cover blown and no one cares

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Episode 321: Politely, no and participation at scale

Episode 321: Politely, no and participation at scale

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Episode 320: Hot and less hot and no privileges

Episode 320: Hot and less hot and no privileges

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Episode 319: Steve's babysitter and these uncertain times

Episode 319: Steve's babysitter and these uncertain times

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Episode 318: Staff and part time dev

Episode 318: Staff and part time dev

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Episode 317: Process renegades and hiding my disgrunteledness

Episode 317: Process renegades and hiding my disgrunteledness

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Episode 316: Skills reboot and quitting the perfect job

Episode 316: Skills reboot and quitting the perfect job

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Episode 315: Poor feedback recipient and rubber duck

Episode 315: Poor feedback recipient and rubber duck

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Episode 314: "That guy" and how to skip level

Episode 314: "That guy" and how to skip level

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Episode 313: Parents are fighting and hat-removal

Episode 313: Parents are fighting and hat-removal

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Episode 312: Nit-picking and Promo raises

Episode 312: Nit-picking and Promo raises

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Episode 311: (rerun of 207) Unclear career goals and garbage code

Episode 311: (rerun of 207) Unclear career goals and garbage code

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Episode 310: Flip flop and architecture astronaut

Episode 310: Flip flop and architecture astronaut

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Episode 309: Missing boss support and new manager, who dis

Episode 309: Missing boss support and new manager, who dis

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Episode 308: FAANG to startup and Google interview prep

Episode 308: FAANG to startup and Google interview prep

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