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

In episode 477 of Soft Skills Engineering, hosts Jamison Dance and Dave Smith address listener questions related to software development. The first question comes from a C# backend engineer who is unhappy with their first job due to technical debt and lack of automated testing. The hosts advise the listener to view this as a learning opportunity and to consider how they would improve the situation if they were in charge. The second question is from a mid-level engineer struggling to communicate with their engineering and product managers due to unclear information and hostile responses. The hosts suggest providing concrete proposals to product managers and communicating effort levels associated with product design choices to foster collaboration and avoid misunderstandings. They also emphasize the importance of a supportive work environment where questions are welcomed.