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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions:

Questions

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   I took the cult\\u2019s advice and quit my job at a start-up!! Now I\\u2019m at a big company and the pace of work is REAL different.

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   In my previous life, if I asked a question, I would get an answer within the minute, or at the most, within the hour.

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   At my new gig, the response time on Slack can be 6 hours, and pull request comments so far are never \\u2013 after a day has passed, I just send a Slack to ask for a response to the PR comment. I\\u2019ve noticed that if I schedule a Zoom call I have the best chance of getting a hold of them, but a video call sometimes feels like overkill.

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   I realize it\\u2019s due to my coworkers/manager being super busy, so I try to make my questions short, sweet and infrequent.

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   Still, I\\u2019m now missing deadlines because I can\\u2019t get an answer. How can I get my coworkers\\u2019 attention so I can do my work and meet my deadlines?

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   Engineering Managers support growth of their direct reports. Once you become a manager, it\\u2019s expected to own your own career development. How much should you expect your manager to support you in that?

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