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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

Questions

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   I have a weekly one-on-one with my manager. What should I talk about in them? Things like feedback and career goals become old and repetitive real soon, and I end up discussing current work items.\\nI understand that a one-on-one is my time to ask questions and don\\u2019t want it to be a longer daily-standup.

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   My front-end team mates are in a power struggle with my back-end team mates and my design team mates. They\\u2019re intentionally making technical decisions that artificially constrain the choices of other teams.

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   For example, design wants a certain interaction for a new feature, and my team says \\u201cnope, it can\\u2019t work that way, cause the components we built don\\u2019t allow that\\u201d. Or, they make tickets for the back-end team as in \\u201cendpoints have to work this or that way, because our components assume that structure\\u201d. This often seems detrimental and confusing to other teams.

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   When I push back against my team they are angry. When I defend my team other people are angry. When I try to strike a compromise I feel gross because I usually think my team is wrong. I\\u2019ve tried talking with other teams and managers about the problem. I feel gross about that too because I don\\u2019t want to point fingers or throw my team mates under the bus. Where should I even start?

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