Healing The Rift Between Programmers And Managers

May 4, 2018 Software Development Career Advice

24:19

It's common in many companies for there to be animosity between programmers and managers. But it's smarter to consider healing that rift.

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It’s common in many companies for there to be animosity between programmers and managers – but it’s smarter to consider healing that rift.

Earlier in my career I met many other software developers who loved to complain about management.

And I’ve been just as frustrated, especially when it seems like management doesn’t know what they’re doing.

But eventually after having several experiences talking to other programmers I respected, my perspective changed.

In this episode, I share some stories about software projects I have been on where I was challenged to be enlightened to continue.

I hope these stories help you think about what you can do to take the power of your career back into your own hands.

Skip To Points In The Video

1. Frustration With Sales (:20)
2. My Bad Performance Review (1:30)
3. Finding Flawless Consulting (3:38)
4. Angry Tweeters (5:10)
5. Companies Are People! (7:23)
6. It’s Our Job To Help People Understand (9:10)
7. Taking Success Into Our Hands (10:34)
8. I Didn’t Care About The Business! (12:13)
9. Consulting Forced Me To Meet People (13:28)
10. Seeing Other Frustrated Developers (15:56)
11. Millenials Aren’t To Blame! (16:51)
12. Angry Reddittors (19:14)
13. Where The Channel’s Going (20:36)
14. I Took My Power Back (22:05)

Resources

• Why Do So Many Programmers Lose Hope?
• Why Are You Making Programming Harder?
• What REALLY Gets Software Developers Promoted?
• A Product Manager Is A Programmer’s Best Friend!
• Accepting What You Can’t Change On A Software Project

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A family man and veteran of nearly 40 software projects, Jayme experienced many wins and losses over his career as an architect and consultant.

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