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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

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   Hey Dave and Jamison. Due to a chronic joint problem, I find it uncomfortable to stand for more than a couple of minutes. How do I talk to my boss about sitting during standup meetings? If I change workplaces, when do I talk about it to a new boss? I look and walk just fine, so people usually don\u2019t realize that there is something wrong with me.\nI\u2019ve already been to the doctors, and there is not much they can do, so I need to soft skill engineer my workplaces.

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   Hello! I love your show! I am an entry level engineer that had graduated college with a B.S. in Computer Science in May of last year. I was on my previous team for about six months doing mostly documentation and asked for more development work because I didn\u2019t have a lot of experience in hardcore dev work in my past internships. My manager, some of my team members, and the lead systems engineer gave me high props that helped me get onto a new team.

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   I\u2019ve been on the new team for two months but I am having a hard time finishing my tasks. I try to do things on my own before I ask for help, but it seems that I\u2019m always stuck or can\u2019t get the code to work in a reasonable time. My team has a strict deadline at the end of March. I have multiple tickets in Jira assigned to me before then.

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   When I ask for help, it seems like my team members just finish my tickets for me. I feel like a fraud and it really doesn\u2019t seem like I am delivering. People had praised me for my work to get on this new team, I don\u2019t have anything to show for that praise. How did I even graduate from college with a Computer Science degree? Do you have any advice on my situation?

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