Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Begging for code reviews, convincing your team you didn't break the build, and making up important-sounding meetings so your calendar looks full.

These are skills that engineers learn on the job 😅 In this video, I unpack the truth behind each one of these "skills" and turn it into something productive (hopefully).

Referenced tweet from Jon Kuperman: twitter.com/jkup/status/1514743676488015874

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Begging for code review
2:58 - Convincing your team you didn't break the build
5:24 - Making up important-sounding meetings so your calendar looks full
7:13 - Sounding impressive during performance review