Soft Skills Engineering
Episodes
Episode 527: I lost my job after 10 years and am I too old to switch to a security career?
Hosts Jameson Quave and Dave Smith address a listener struggling to pass resume screens in a tough job market, advising proactive outreach to…
Episode 526: Why can't I get promoted so quickly after my last promotion and I got hired as a software engineer but ended up doing ops
Hosts Dave Smith and Jameson Dance discuss AI benchmark cheating and sci-fi parallels before addressing listener career questions.
Episode 525: How do I save my company of 500 people and my new company is insane with AI
Hosts Jameson Dance and Dave Smith address a listener’s dilemma about leaving a chaotic, pivoting company, advising that short tenures are now normal and not a CV stain.
Episode 524: My CTO AI-codes big piles of slop and early mornings, late meetings
Hosts Dave Smith and Jameson Dance discuss a listener’s CTO who dumps AI-generated code on the team, advising the engineering manager to address these negative externalities.
Episode 523: (Rerun of 331) Prickly ticket and title downgrade
Hosts Jameson Dance and Dave Smith address two listener questions in this rerun.
Episode 522: I stayed too long at my first job and should I get a masters degree
Hosts Jameson Dance and Dave Smith advise a listener who feels stuck after four years at their first job, suggesting job crafting and networking to regain career momentum.
Episode 521: negotiating . . . now? and doing good work is not enough for promotion?
Hosts Dave Smith and Jameson Dance discuss whether engineers should negotiate job offers after a year of unemployment, advising cautioning against…