Best Jamison Dance and Dave Smith Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 491: Re-arranging deck chairs on the Titantic and my boss leaks private info 36:48

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I handed in my resignation this past Monday. During the conversation, my manager confided in me that this coming Wednesday, 25% of the workforce is being laid off. For context, this is the second round of layoffs. The first round happened a year ago and was a disaster. It was announced via a…

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Episode 490: How do I break into software dev from QA automation and underselling 26:14

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Dave and Jamison, I’ve been in QA/QA automation for 13 years now with a CS degree, and I’ve been trying to change my role to a software developer for a while. My only issue is that every time I brought my career aspirations to my managers they seemed to “not care” or give vague answers to…

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Episode 489: Ethical dilemma for a gambling app dev and ethical employers 34:57

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey Jamison and Dave, love your show! A question for you guys coming all the way from the Netherlands 🧀 I’ve started as a software engineer in a gambling company lately and the moral aspect of it bothers me a bit. And while listening to you talking about the importance of accessibility in th…

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Episode 488: How do I survive in a culture of optics and jira slacker 30:38

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey Dave and Jamison, Big fan of the show — listening from Portugal! (Proof that even across the Atlantic, software politics are universal.) I’m a tech lead, and lately I’ve noticed a culture where people seem to care way more about how things look than what actually gets done. It’s like the…

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Episode 487: My manager ignores me during 1:1's and I am required to work in an empty office 36:18

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: “My manager insists on a weekly 1:1 with me, but he rarely pays attention. He’s often on his laptop, texting, checking email — basically anything but listening. I’ve tried sending agendas, rescheduling, reducing frequency, waiting until he’s less busy — nothing helps. I’ve even started sitti…

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Episode 486: No one on my team talks and skip level meetings 29:19

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I work at a big tech company on a remote team of about 10 people, and most of them have been here for 5+ years. I’m in the “newer” half of the team with 4 years here. My problem is, in group meetings, absolutely NO ONE talks. I mean zero small talk, they have trouble responding to simple yes…

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Episode 485: I'm terrible at hiring decisions and my coworker spams us with AI-generated memes 43:53

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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 engineers that I marked as “hire” that we brought on board ended up being low performers and were eventually managed out. I wasn’t the only one who approved them e…

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Episode 484: How to get a raise after slacking off for YEARS and my PM won't stop DM'ing me 29:27

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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-size software development company to learn how the sausage is really made, salary wasn’t that important back then. A few kids and a lot more expensive lifestyle …

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Episode 483: My team hated me from day one and should I stack PTO before my resignation 38:22

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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 ever giving you a real chance to prove yourself? Even when you contribute technically, your suggestions are ignored… until someone else repeats the same thing …

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Episode 482: I got a promotion, but a tiny raise and an imposter interviewed for my team 31:47

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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 actually very happy, because I only got a 4% raise! I spoke with a former coworker about how much a staff engineer in my role should expect, and he said that he would…

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Episode 491: Re-arranging deck chairs on the Titantic and my boss leaks private info 36:48

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Episode 490: How do I break into software dev from QA automation and underselling 26:14

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Episode 489: Ethical dilemma for a gambling app dev and ethical employers 34:57

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Episode 488: How do I survive in a culture of optics and jira slacker 30:38

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Episode 487: My manager ignores me during 1:1's and I am required to work in an empty office 36:18

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Episode 486: No one on my team talks and skip level meetings 29:19

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Episode 485: I'm terrible at hiring decisions and my coworker spams us with AI-generated memes 43:53

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Episode 484: How to get a raise after slacking off for YEARS and my PM won't stop DM'ing me 29:27

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Episode 483: My team hated me from day one and should I stack PTO before my resignation 38:22

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Episode 482: I got a promotion, but a tiny raise and an imposter interviewed for my team 31:47

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Episode 481: I'm bored and will I ever find out why I was fired? 29:03

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Episode 480: Do I just coast until I quit and going back to work after a long time 27:09

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Episode 479: Contractors to the rescue and dinged for delay 34:57

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Episode 478: Can you coach self-awareness and my boss is an llm 38:18

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Episode 477: Four months and I already hate my job and grumpy and fuzzy 37:51

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Episode 476: How much help is too much help and guarding against slop 37:36

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Episode 475: Am I too loyal to my big tech job and politely preserving time 33:26