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What you should be doing during the company meeting

jordankrey November 21, 2019 November 20, 2019people companymeeting, people, politics 0
Lisa Simpson "You have to listen to the notes she's not playing" source: https://frinkiac.com/meme/S09E17/893024.jpg

The last thing most engineers want in their life is another meeting. The company meeting is no exception. High level hand waving and revenue results are a long way from code. There can be an overwhelming temptation to skip out to get some code done while everyone else is distracted…

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Are you managing your stakeholders?

jordankrey August 29, 2019 August 28, 2019people people, stakeholder 0
A coat rack "stake holder" with various stakes and a bat and vampire looking shocked.

Code is not always the most challenging part of a project. People come out of the woodwork to ask about progress, discuss the release plan and opine on the feature and functionality. Stakeholders will keep you away from your work and the more you avoid people, the more they will…

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Your first meeting with your manager

jordankrey May 16, 2019 May 16, 2019people manager, oneonones, people 0
Cartoon of two empty chairs in one on one room.

There is no time like the present to meet with your manager to set expectations. Ideally, this is within your first couple of days on the job or moving to a new manager. Every manager is different and what they value could be very different from your previous experience or…

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