In this episode of Soft Skills Engineering, the hosts tackle two listener questions. The first question dives into the ethics of accepting a job with a healthcare company that's recently been in the spotlight for negative reasons. The hosts recommend prioritizing personal ethics over external opinions in making this decision. The second query comes from an internal applications engineer who is taking over a legacy system from a retiring senior developer. To navigate this transition effectively, the hosts suggest that the engineer inquire about past challenges and uncertainties the senior developer faced, highlighting the importance of broad exploration of the codebase during the handover. Overall, the episode underscores the significance of personal ethical choices in career decisions and the value of proactive knowledge gathering when dealing with intricate systems.
