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175 votes

Company changed everyone's titles to weird obscure names

answered Dec 6, 2019 at 3:21

137 votes

Resigned after working at company for 2 months. A year later, I would like to apply for a different position there

answered Dec 3, 2019 at 4:03

72 votes

I feel ashamed about my old code

answered Dec 6, 2019 at 3:52

60 votes

How to handle a colleague who appears helpful in front of manager but doesn't help in private?

answered Nov 17, 2019 at 19:07

19 votes

Putting tools you use (but can't configure) on resume?

answered Dec 18, 2019 at 5:01

18 votes

What would be the downsides of having a “you break it, you fix it” policy in the dev team with the goal of reducing bugs?

answered Feb 8, 2020 at 7:14

18 votes

Why is it so acceptable for software engineers to job hop? I'm tired of constantly recruiting them

answered Dec 9, 2019 at 3:58

17 votes

Coworkers accusing me of "cheating" for working more efficiently

answered Oct 17, 2019 at 4:59

15 votes

Scrum Master uses random number generator to assign task numbers to the sprint. Is this how Agile software development normally works?

answered Nov 28, 2019 at 20:28

11 votes

Star developer didn’t get a promotion because he isn’t a people person, so he has scaled back his contributions. How can I motivate him?

answered Nov 30, 2019 at 20:25

8 votes

CEO says not to expect pay increases unless you do something really exceptional. Is this counter-productive?

answered Nov 18, 2019 at 0:47

7 votes

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How do you keep a controlling freelancer under control

answered Dec 14, 2019 at 15:03

6 votes

Could a single programmer being paid $120K per year be more productive than 10 outsourced programmers?

answered Feb 9, 2020 at 6:24

6 votes

Company makes every software engineer a 1 year temp without benefits. This is leading to short termism in the code

answered Nov 23, 2019 at 4:30

6 votes

I make rude/insensitive remarks, how to deal with it

answered Nov 18, 2019 at 18:17

5 votes

How to encourage new team member to communicate at the same level as the rest of the team

answered Apr 30, 2021 at 12:18

5 votes

How do you communicate in a company with meme culture?

answered Jun 8, 2021 at 2:24

4 votes

How to react toward the unrealistic deadline set by Project Manager and System Analyst?

answered Dec 5, 2019 at 6:19

3 votes

Some employees are refusing to use a company program (instant messenger)

answered Nov 23, 2019 at 16:04

3 votes

Handle criticism over early code at startup

answered Oct 27, 2019 at 0:45

3 votes

Coworker thinks code review cost too much time

answered Nov 14, 2019 at 18:16

3 votes

How to deal with a dev who is working his way

answered Apr 28, 2021 at 2:08

3 votes

How do I approach a difficult conversation with a colleague?

answered Feb 8, 2020 at 13:45

2 votes

Applying for a new job with intention to relocate in future

answered Apr 18, 2021 at 19:12

2 votes

Recommended training courses for a Junior Software Engineer?

answered Dec 9, 2019 at 2:28

2 votes

Reviewing old code database, how to start interacting with the dev team?

answered Nov 15, 2019 at 14:13

2 votes

Issues with estimating deadlines and communicating setbacks

answered Dec 5, 2019 at 14:09

1 vote

How to address organizational problems when I have a soft-spoken manager?

answered Dec 3, 2019 at 13:31

1 vote

How can I convince my boss that software development needs to be done in teamwork?

answered Dec 5, 2019 at 13:34

1 vote

Technical disagreements with my boss

answered Nov 18, 2019 at 1:23

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51 Answers

Company changed everyone's titles to weird obscure names

Resigned after working at company for 2 months. A year later, I would like to apply for a different position there

I feel ashamed about my old code

How to handle a colleague who appears helpful in front of manager but doesn't help in private?

Putting tools you use (but can't configure) on resume?

What would be the downsides of having a “you break it, you fix it” policy in the dev team with the goal of reducing bugs?

Why is it so acceptable for software engineers to job hop? I'm tired of constantly recruiting them

Coworkers accusing me of "cheating" for working more efficiently

Scrum Master uses random number generator to assign task numbers to the sprint. Is this how Agile software development normally works?

Star developer didn’t get a promotion because he isn’t a people person, so he has scaled back his contributions. How can I motivate him?

CEO says not to expect pay increases unless you do something really exceptional. Is this counter-productive?

How do you keep a controlling freelancer under control

Could a single programmer being paid $120K per year be more productive than 10 outsourced programmers?

Company makes every software engineer a 1 year temp without benefits. This is leading to short termism in the code

I make rude/insensitive remarks, how to deal with it

How to encourage new team member to communicate at the same level as the rest of the team

How do you communicate in a company with meme culture?

How to react toward the unrealistic deadline set by Project Manager and System Analyst?

Some employees are refusing to use a company program (instant messenger)

Handle criticism over early code at startup

Coworker thinks code review cost too much time

How to deal with a dev who is working his way

How do I approach a difficult conversation with a colleague?

Applying for a new job with intention to relocate in future

Recommended training courses for a Junior Software Engineer?

Reviewing old code database, how to start interacting with the dev team?

Issues with estimating deadlines and communicating setbacks

How to address organizational problems when I have a soft-spoken manager?

How can I convince my boss that software development needs to be done in teamwork?

Technical disagreements with my boss