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 476: How much help is too much help and guarding against slop
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Two junior engineers recently joined my team, and Iāve been tasked with onboarding them. This is the first time Iāve been responsible...Show More
3) Episode 475: Am I too loyal to my big tech job and politely preserving time
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi! Iām currently working for a big tech company and Iāve just accepted an internal transfer to another team. At the same time, ...Show More
4) Episode 474: I hate the idea of firing a low performer and cheaper context switching
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Dave & Jamison, Long time listener, first time google-form filler outer! I work in a hybrid role as a lead developer and...Show More
5) Episode 473: Mental health support and overcoming FOMO of taking a break from work
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Jamison and Dave! I am not a developer, but my question is hopefully transferable. I sit in between lawyers and developers. I...Show More
6) Episode 472: Should my junior dev use AI and thrown in to ETL
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Iām the CTO of a small startup. Weāre 3 devs including me and one of them is a junior developer. My current policy is to discourage t...Show More
7) Episode 471: Why does my junior engineer do so little and I fell asleep in a Zoom meeting
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Iām a senior developer on a small team, and Iām feeling frustrated with a junior developer I work with. Theyāre smart and perfectly c...Show More
8) Episode 470: I said something stupid in a meeting and just want to code
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I was on a meeting with a team generally regarded to be pretty annoying to deal with and not particularly useful. The meeting was pre...Show More
9) Episode 469: Passed over for lead role and perhaps I'm the jerk
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Iām a long time listener to the podcast. Thanks for reading and answering my question! I have over 20+ yrs experience as a manua...Show More
10) Episode 468: Should I take a mini-retirement and doubling down on anachronisms
In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Dave and Jamison, Long-time listener, first-time question asker. Thank you both for the wisdom, perspective, and jokes you br...Show More