Soft Skills Engineering

Exploring territorial behavior in a data science team, how to overcome possessiveness and share expertise. Discussion on feeling overwhelmed with unpaid overtime at work, being appreciated, and the dilemma of stepping back. Also, humorous advice on bold quitting and comparing it to Navy SEAL style departure.

The podcast discusses navigating financial changes post-acquisition, with a focus on challenges of biweekly pay and limited career growth opportunities. Listeners seek advice on quitting under nickel-and-diming management and contemplating retirement in a cultural heritage software company. Humorous banter includes exploring subpar code excellence and armchair project manager antics.

Exploration of challenges with Scrum masters in a Scaled Agile environment, tech lead taking over scrum duties, struggles with communication and team collaboration, the impact of a new Scrum master, and the evolving role of Scrum masters in technical teams.

The hosts explore using humor in job interviews, sharing a story where a joke went wrong. They discuss cultural fit interviews and offer tips on adapting humor. Additionally, they delve into pay discrepancies at work and the ethics of discussing salary differences with coworkers.

Topics include transitioning from massage to software development, showcasing transferable skills on resumes, challenges faced by junior developers, navigating career transitions, recognition in software engineering, and using WorkOS for SSO implementation.

The hosts discuss navigating burnout in a new technical leadership role with a fast-paced environment, emphasizing the importance of work-life balance. They also explore the challenges of transitioning between management and individual contributor roles, and offer advice on managing burnout and pursuing roles that align with personal work style preferences.

The podcast discusses being the superstar teammate in a team, navigating compensation disparities, handling negative feedback, advocating for fair pay, simplifying single sign-on for developers, pro-rated promotions and raises, negotiating strategic leverage for a raise, and emphasizing individual responsibility in team dynamics.

Junior engineer struggles with underperforming intern 'Morgan' lacking basic software development knowledge. Hosts discuss mentoring interns, addressing performance concerns, and deciding when to involve manager. Episode also covers celebrating 400th episode, supporting struggling interns, and reviewing Red Hat's Compiler podcast for career insights.

Discussion on negotiating higher pay than one's manager as a senior software engineer in a startup. Insights on transitioning from technical architect to managerial roles and navigating salary transparency in the workplace. Exploring dynamics of earning more than higher position holders through skillful negotiation and experience.

Topics discussed include mentoring junior-level contractors, balancing mentorship with managing tasks for short-term contractors, struggles with detaching identity from work, legal implications of mentoring contractors, evaluating contractor performance, storytelling in 'Compiler' podcast, embracing mistakes and transparency in the workplace.