Soft Skills Engineering Podcast
1) Episode 114: Story Point Commitments and Measuring Productivity (Episode 79 Rerun)
In this re-run of episode 79, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: It seems like my teams always miss their story point commitments. Is this normal? How do you change it? How do you actu...Show More
2) Episode 485: I'm terrible at hiring decisions and my coworker spams us with AI-generated memes
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: What signals do you look for when interviewing candidates? I’ve helped interview many people at this point and almost all of the engi...Show More
3) Episode 484: How to get a raise after slacking off for YEARS and my PM won't stop DM'ing me
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: 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-si...Show More
4) Episode 483: My team hated me from day one and should I stack PTO before my resignation
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: How would you handle a situation where a team forms a negative opinion about you from day one — without any clear reason and without ...Show More
5) Episode 482: I got a promotion, but a tiny raise and an imposter interviewed for my team
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: After a year of trying, I recently got promoted to staff engineer! It’s great to receive recognition for my work, but i’m not ac...Show More
6) Episode 481: I'm bored and will I ever find out why I was fired?
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Dave and Jamison, After fleeing a sinking ship of a startup, I became a solo developer at a medium sized college. This role h...Show More
7) Episode 480: Do I just coast until I quit and going back to work after a long time
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: (follow-up from question 449) Hello. Return question asker here. You answered my question from episode 449 “my tech lead ignored...Show More
8) Episode 479: Contractors to the rescue and dinged for delay
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey skillet nation, long time skilletee first time skilleter here. I started at a scale up about 6 months ago and recently, I was ask...Show More
9) Episode 478: Can you coach self-awareness and my boss is an llm
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Can you coach self-awareness? I manage someone who seems to believe their skill set is on par with their teammates, regardless of the...Show More
10) Episode 477: Four months and I already hate my job and grumpy and fuzzy
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey guys, I have been working for four months at my job and I already don’t like it. This is my first job out of college an...Show More