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Episode 157: How to deal with a consistent low performer and my architect wants me to switch from Ruby to Java
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Episode 156: How to move from web development into other software engineering roles and dealing with slow code review processes
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Episode 155: What do you think about employee monitoring software and how do I get un-demotivated after losing interest in software dev?
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Episode 154: Why am I terrible at picking candidates and how soon can I quit my job?
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Episode 153: Informal Leadership and Dealing With Burnout (rerun of episode 71)
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Episode 152: How to pair program as an introvert and being mistreated as a contractor?
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Episode 151: Where are all the old developers and Do I not ask enough questions?
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Episode 150: How to fight imposter syndrome as a technical lead and Getting in to meetups
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Episode 149: How to get my engineering career back on track and how to thrive in a heavy process environment
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Episode 148: In the orbit of a Rock Star Programmer and Should I share my salary with my coworkers?
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Episode 147: How to grow in a flat organization and how to get references when job hunting in stealth mode?
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Episode 146: What to do with sick co-workers who come into the office and dealing with weird performance review feedback
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Episode 145: What to do with a bad manager who is loved by upper management and should I include detecting major security vulnerabilities on my resume?
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Episode 144: Job hunting while employed and how to start my first technical lead role
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Episode 143: Dealing with meeting interrupters and setting work limits
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Episode 142: Can I get hired above my level even though I look inexperienced on paper and should I be brutally honest in peer performance reviews
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Episode 141: A Rampant Rewriter and Dealing with an Overexplainer (rerun of episode 73)
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Episode 140: Should I apologize for my bugs after I quit and should I become a project manager
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Episode 139: How to deal with badmouthing and how to survive in a loud open office
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Episode 138: Should I ask for a raise before my annual review and how to keep up with young, single, overtime-working co-workers
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Episode 137: How to get answers to technical questions and Should managers also be technical
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Episode 136: My family thinks I'm over paid and Is a 10% raise good
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Episode 135: Publicly Correcting Speakers and Forced Into a Dev Role as a Product Manager
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Episode 134: Boredom vs Money and Agile vs Long-Term Schedules
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Episode 133: Herding Linter Cats and Surviving Until Severance Time
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Episode 132: Should I tell my boss I'm planning to quit and keeping tech talks going
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Episode 131: Coworkers with stinky feet and Was my salary expectation too high
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Episode 130 (rerun of episode 87): Stand up and fight! and Metrics
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Episode 129: Office romance and What to say during one-on-ones
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