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AA213 - Being a Good Engineer Kinda Sucks (Reaction)

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Today, we're talking about stifling growth and creativity through the lens of one developer's personal story.

In this video, Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Coach Om Patel watch and react to Theo's YouTube video: "Being a good engineer kinda sucks," April 28, 2025.

Listen or watch as we listen and react to a tale about the tension between excelling at your craft versus navigating organizational politics and dysfunction.
If you are interested in themes of career development, team dynamics, and leadership feel free to stick around for our thoughts and more:

The sustainability trap of overworking to meet unrealistic expectations
How organizational politics can punish innovation and excellence
The importance of product sense vs. documentation-driven development
Finding and nurturing relationships with like-minded professionals

#Leadership #ProductManagement #CareerDevelopment #TechCareers

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Check Out Theo's Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VuM1GCadt4
...and his YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@t3dotgg
...and his website: https://t3.gg/

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Toronto Is My Beat (Music Sample)

By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)

CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)

Chapters

1. Introduction and Video Setup (00:00:00)

2. Developer's Struggles with AI and Workload (00:00:11)

3. Theo's Story and Challenges: Intro (00:01:19)

4. Reframing the Question (00:02:30)

5. Discussion on Workplace Pressure and Sustainability (00:03:09)

6. Navigating Career and Organizational Dynamics (00:05:28)

7. Continuing, Getting Personal (00:05:59)

8. Fads are the Norm in Tech (00:07:12)

9. Maintaining Pressure (00:10:52)

10. Importance of Mentorship and Sponsorship (00:11:56)

11. Story: Encountering Good Leadership (00:14:00)

12. Talking Leadership (00:15:34)

13. Arguing Language (00:18:24)

14. High-Performing Teams (00:19:55)

15. Team Dynamics and Cross-Functional Collaboration (00:21:07)

16. The Turning Point (00:23:25)

17. Arguing Takeaways (00:25:37)

18. Nuances of Systems Success (00:27:04)

19. Rebuilding Twitch and Facing Challenges (00:28:36)

20. Struggles with New Organization (00:29:30)

21. Upsetting the Status Quo (00:29:52)

22. Office Politics (00:31:08)

23. The Importance of Team Dynamics (00:32:25)

24. Looking Back (00:34:52)

25. Confronting Product Management (00:37:57)

26. Product Sense (00:41:24)

27. Living In Bizzaro-land (00:44:22)

28. The Value of Supportive Colleagues (00:46:56)

29. Final Thoughts (00:51:55)

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