Episode 54: Sneaky Contractors and Job Titles

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Episode 54: Sneaky Contractors and Job Titles

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42 minutes

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Apr 4, 2017

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Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

Our codebase is really bad, and management hired a contractor behind our backs to rewrite it. What should I do?
How important are job titles when looking for a new job?

Here is the Khan Academy Engineering Ladder Jamison mentioned towards the end of the show.

Released:

Apr 4, 2017

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