Best Just Know Though Productions Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 492: Fresh grads and startups or the goog 33:30

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Listener AWS multi-region is not real multi-region, ask me how I know asks, We’ve recently acquired some bright-eyed and bushy-tailed new grads. What have you found to be the most effective way to onboard new grads into development roles? How has it changed (if at all) since the advent of LL…

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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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The Power of Endurance and Prayer 51:57

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Building endurance is tough and we talk about it! In this episode Jenn and Vanessa explore the profound impact of prayer in their lives. Vanessa shares her journey of faith, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a strong prayer life through various trials and tribulations. They discuss the 'honeymoon phase' of faith, the different levels of pra…

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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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The Power of Praying in Alignment with God's Will 49:43

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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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The Power of Vulnerability & Stillness in Prayer 47:38

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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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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: (follow-up from question 449) Hello. Return question asker here. You answered my question from episode 449 “my tech lead ignored my warnings”. I want to give a follow up. I sat by and did not say anything else, he shipped the broken feature, and it broke in production. Instead of fixing it h…

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The Power of Practicing Personal Prayer 51:38

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

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey skillet nation, long time skilletee first time skilleter here. I started at a scale up about 6 months ago and recently, I was asked to help with a project that was greatly behind schedule. The folks responsible for the original system are no longer at the company, and the team currently …

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The Power of Extending and Experiencing Prayer 51:30

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

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Can you coach self-awareness? I manage someone who seems to believe their skill set is on par with their teammates, regardless of their constant PR feedback regarding the same issues over and over, the extra attention they are regularly given to help them overcome coding challenges, and the …

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The Prayer Quest: Get Ready for a Heartfelt Ride 20:10

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

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey guys, I have been working for four months at my job and I already don’t like it. This is my first job out of college and I work as a C# backend engineer for a small B2B SaaS company. I really think this company is a dead end. There is a lot of technical debt and antipatterns and we have …

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

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Two junior engineers recently joined my team, and I’ve been tasked with onboarding them. This is the first time I’ve been responsible for junior devs, and I’m struggling with how to coach them up. For context, we’re a small engineering team where self-sufficiency is highly valued; processes/…

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

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi! I’m currently working for a big tech company and I’ve just accepted an internal transfer to another team. At the same time, an external company reached out, offering me a job for a role I’m interested in and twice my current compensation. I’m not sure what to do. The offer from the new c…

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Episode 474: I hate the idea of firing a low performer and cheaper context switching 38:04

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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 manager of a small team (less than 5). I’m new to management and most of ny experience so far has been with smart, motivated engineers. . . UNTIL! My new recruit is dri…

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Episode 473: Mental health support and overcoming FOMO of taking a break from work 35:59

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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 advise on technology that can be applied to legal processes and I support our teams in using a range of platforms and AI tools to be more efficient across their wo…

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Episode 472: Should my junior dev use AI and thrown in to ETL 26:59

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’m the CTO of a small startup. We’re 3 devs including me and one of them is a junior developer. My current policy is to discourage the use of AI tools for the junior dev to make sure they build actual skills and don’t just prompt their way through tasks. However I’m more and more questionin…

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Episode 471: Why does my junior engineer do so little and I fell asleep in a Zoom meeting 28:34

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’m a senior developer on a small team, and I’m feeling frustrated with a junior developer I work with. They’re smart and perfectly capable, but they stick very strictly to the confines of their assigned work. They’ll finish their tickets, but unless they’re directly asked, they don’t offer …

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Episode 470: I said something stupid in a meeting and just want to code 30:12

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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 pretty annoying and not particularly useful. I audibly said to myself after leaving “holy crap what a waste of time.” Turns out I hadn’t left and may not have bee…

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Episode 469: Passed over for lead role and perhaps I'm the jerk 35:53

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I’m a long time listener to the podcast. Thanks for reading and answering my question! I have over 20+ yrs experience as a manual QA and 6+ yrs experience as a SDET. I’m in a new role as a hybrid manual QA / SDET for a company that hasn’t had QA for a few years. After a couple of months a ne…

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Episode 468: Should I take a mini-retirement and doubling down on anachronisms 31:12

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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 bring to the podcast. I recently received an inheritance of around $500,000. It’s not “quit your job and buy a yacht” money, but it is enough to reshape my life. I’m …

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Episode 467: I can't get promoted if I do my job and should I get a degree to get a job in this economy 40:52

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I am a data scientist and was recently passed over for promotion to senior because my projects weren’t “senior level” enough, and I do too many ad hoc requests that delay delivery of my bigger projects. I am a go to for VP and C suite level execs in my company and am commonly asked to help w…

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Episode 466: Bad performance review and moving in to the caves 29:56

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I had my performance review two months ago where I scored a “Does not meet expectations”, which I definitely understand, and my manager told me that some of my coworkers had been complaining about me. I’ve been working hard on improving ever since and my manager told me that they were really…

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Episode 465: Talking to your report's previous manager and how to replace a 30-year-old ticketing system 29:44

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: A listener named Mike says, To what degree do you think it’s appropriate to talk with your peer managers about people that have moved from their team to yours? How much weight do you give their criticisms of an IC that they used to manage that is working out just fine under your leadership? …

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Episode 464: Rehiring an overpaid boomerang and AI has taken over my teammate's brain 49:38

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Mr A. N. Onymous says, Hi Dave and Jamison, Long time listened, second time caller! I wrote a little while back with a common new-manager question about how to handle one of my reports who was at the lower end performance wise, but at the top end on the pay scale. I’d been trying to manage i…

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Power of Singleness: Healing & Finding Fulfillment 41:06

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Episode 463: CTO w/ weak resume and I tried management and it was TERRIBLE 27:16

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Albert Nonymous asks, I am the CTO at a small (5 engineers) tech start-up with non-technical founders. I was their first full-time employee and as such have been able to fully form this company the way I want. I’ve worked here for 9 years now and own 10% of the company. I enjoy the tech and …

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Episode 462: Supporting laid-off employee and how to rebuild culture after layoffs 28:46

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: One of my employees is probably getting laid off, what do I do!?! I’m a tech lead / manager for a consultancy and a contract reduction means that one of the people I supervise is likely going to get laid off soon! We’ve found new roles for most of my people, but it’s likely that at least one…

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Power of Singleness: Self-Acceptance & Celibacy 56:04

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Power of Singleness: Navigating Spiritual Warfare 52:43

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Episode 461: How to do side projects with a family and demanding job and my company promised me a raise, but didn't give it 32:40

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey, long-time listener, listened to almost all episodes now and have been loving it since day 1!! I am a senior engineer at FAANG and work 45-50 hours a week and have a lot of cross-org responsibilities. I am lucky to have a beautiful wife and two wonderful young children. I guess, you can …

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Power of Singleness: Dating with Purpose 53:45

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Episode 460: Losing autonomy and I got skipped for a promotion even though I'm awesome 33:07

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I have managed a product for some months now. My previous manager split their team in to mini-teams of 2-3 people. They gave me a small team and plenty of autonomy to own the product and go crazy on it. I had the time of my life as the team lead. I learned a ton and was really developing man…

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Power of Singleness: Confidence in Christ 46:05

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Episode 459: Am I cutting edge and how to compliment someone who went from super jerk to super nice 22:44

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I work for a B2C fintech startup as a senior engineer. Our onboarding funnel has a lot of moving parts due to regulatory compliance and a litany of requirements from various parts of the business. As a startup, we also live and die by optimizing for and demonstrating growth, so we need to ga…

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Power of Singleness: Engaged in Faith 57:11

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Episode 458: Infinite tech debt hack and figuring out what is going on 34:00

8M ago34:00

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Nearly every time certain developers on the team want to address technical debt, they end up just adding more technical debt. Of course, after one round of addressing technical debt, the developers in question believe that yet another round of redesigning and refactoring is in order. This st…

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Power of Singleness: Overcoming Challenges and Finding Purpose 47:17

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Episode 457: How do I get off the on-call rotation and "big tech" == "big leagues"? 27:25

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I am a senior software engineer in a big tech/faang company and this week is my first ever on call rotation. My team is doing a lot of CI work, monitoring pipelines and support queues during on call. It is probably not as much of a hassle as on call for product teams, but for me personally o…

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Testimony: Perfectionism, Workaholism, Codependency 47:21

8M ago47:21

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