Episode 522: I stayed too long at my first job and should I get a masters degree
Soft Skills Engineering

Episode 522: I stayed too long at my first job and should I get a masters degree

B1IntermediateJuly 20, 202628 min

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I stayed too long at my first company and now my career is ruined? Hi both, long time listener. (Since I graduated university 4 years ago actually and felt I could never find a job but listening to you guys made me feel not like such an outcast in our field.) I graduated in 2022. Didn’t really apply around much and almost immediately accepted the full time offer from the company I did my internship with during my degree. And fast forward to middle of 2026… I am...

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It takes more than turning a technical decision into a public skirmish to be a great software engineer. This is episode 522 of the Soft Skills Engineering Podcast, where I'm your host, Jameson Dance. I'm your host, Dave Smith. Soft Skills Engineering is the weekly advice show about all the non-technical things that go into the technical field of software development,

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like how to best dig up dirt about the person you disagree with and chuck it at them online. That actually is soft skills.

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It is, yeah. They've decided that they will not abide by for loops anymore. They'll only use functional helpers. And you respond by looking through their court records.

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