Broadcasts.com - "Episode 214: Jumping ship and saying "I can't"" (Soft Skills Engineering)

Published: June 15, 2020, 7 p.m.

In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

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We have just today been told that we may or may not have a job in 1 week. I feel lucky because I handed my notice in yesterday for a new job, but my colleagues are not in such a position. The company burned through all it\u2019s money, and its only hope is that someone or some company who wants to buy the business in its current state.
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How would you approach a situation like this? Is it best to just jump ship right away? What would potential new employers think when you told them the situation? What about my co-workers?
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Long time listener, first time caller asker.
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How do I tell my boss I can\u2019t complete a task?
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I\u2019ve been with my current company for 6 months. In that time I\u2019ve fixed a lot of problems that have blocked our current embedded system project because of my hardware design background. Sometimes I take a bit longer than projected, but I\u2019ve been upfront about that and it\u2019s all fine.
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I was trying to implement a new feature and it was meant to take around 3 days of work to do, but after 3 weeks I just couldn\u2019t quite get it to work. I asked for help and pulled out every trick in my arsenal and just couldn\u2019t figure it out. I ended up having to tell my boss that I was out of ideas and letting him tell me to shelve it, but I could tell this disappointed him.
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What should I do next time?
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