How to have effective 1 on 1s with your manager

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 22:21:01 -0800

When I started my first software engineering job out of college, I had no idea what to expect from 1-on-1 meetings. Heck, I didn’t even know 1-on-1s were a common practice where I was working at.

When I asked my manager what we’d talk about in these 1:1s, he replied casually, “Oh, just about anything on your mind.” As a result, my first half a dozen meetings were me just sitting there listening to my manager chitchat about the projects I was working on.

Speed up your workflow using Userscripts

Sat, 16 Feb 2019 19:42:34 -0800

For a software engineer, UserScripts are awesome because numerous tools, such as agile boards, code review tools and build pipelines that engineers use daily are now web based and you can now extend the functionality of these web pages through simple scripts, thus saving time and improving productivity.

For this tutorial, I’m assuming you have either Greasemonkey or Tampermonkey installed in your browser of choice. I’m using Chrome with Tampermonkey, but any major browser with either plugins will work. Also, you’ll find that “Greasemonkey scripts” are sometimes called “User scripts” on the internet. These terms are used interchangeably and mean the same thing.

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How to have effective 1 on 1s with your manager

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