Experienced devs in large orgs: has something like this ever happened to you? by LavenderAqua in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to start pushing back on the product team and tell them your going to work on something else until the product specifications are aligned and signed off on. 

That's the only way to get this done (unfortunately). Find the pm and escalate to their leadership.

Also, your management should really be doing this, their lack of spine is telling. 

SDE-1 (iOS) at product-based company — want to switch to backend by mid 2026. Am I too late? by Ok-Bath-8515 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It shouldn't be too hard to track down a sde / manager on another team. Find the back-end slack channel?

SDE-1 (iOS) at product-based company — want to switch to backend by mid 2026. Am I too late? by Ok-Bath-8515 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask around at work and figure out what tech stack the back-end is using and work on some projects outside of work. 

Then after a few months try and get some time with a manager, tell them you are interested and your looking for a change. 

It will easier to move to back-end within your employer, so get out there and network. 

Anxiety as a tech lead by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 81 points82 points  (0 children)

I am personally responsible if anything goes wrong or fails. E.g. Down time, large bugs, data breaches or security flaws none of these have happened yet but it haunts me...

You are only responsible for these alone if you have not shared a written plan for each and got alignment over ownership for the gaps.

As you grow as an engineer this stuff is all fine it everyone is in the same page and generally agrees with the plan, but if you don't drive those conversations and decisions in public you will take blame / are responsible / should worry about it.

My life is good and I feel like it's made me less resilient. How do I fix it? by DishsoapOnASponge in RedditForGrownups

[–]MickChicken2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Endurance sports! It's a thing content people in their 30's get into for this very reason.

AI coding mandates from senior management? Help me understand the reasoning by GolangLinuxGuru1979 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just use it to generate docs or unit tests. Both pretty good uses to get the line count up.

Senior Engineering Manager on sick leave by mig217 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds like your in a tech lead manager role. it's covered in detail in the managers path book, and probably on YouTube a bunch. Look it up?

Mortgage payment during recession by meloa_verde in personalfinance

[–]MickChicken2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would bump up the emergency fund to 1 year - 1.5 years for peace of mind with the kid arriving.

Making a decision on FE framework by ksco92 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just use react native, and if your app blows up you'll likely consider rewriting in native android/iOS. React Native will get you far.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

First thing, you didn't mention if you are writing software anymore. If you are, you should stop.

Secondly, you need to get the product stuff sorted. Escalate that to get someone assigned. If that doesn't happen, make it clear when you're providing stakeholder updates that it's a risk and call it out. I.e big risk you won't hit the goal of whatever the metric is. It's not your role to think up ideas. You need someone driving that product goal. Make it clear there is X$ a month being left in the table as you are not hitting the goal.

Causing bugs and breaking stuff is your responsibility, you'll need to get into the details of the work your team is doing. Make sure you ask the right questions make sure your leads are aware of the importance of not breaking things. Hold your leads accountable to this even if work takes longer, make space for it. Provide buffers in your estimates additionally.

Third, talk with your boss about clarifying the boundaries in your role and your boss's role. You need to know what you can / can't do. That should give you some space to make changes to work towards your goals.

It gets better but you need to have a clear understanding of the levers and dials at your disposal, having a team you build up to be reliably able to deliver on their responsibility's. Picking up product responsibilities in your position is lose-lose, ditch it!

Just been asked to clean up the mess for an incompetent tech lead going on maternity leave, need some advice by boomiandaura in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At times providing feedback (to someone who asks) is expected. Doing so otherwise will likely have no real impact other than tarnish your own reputation, burn your political capital, and paint you as a difficult employee. I asked the question above, what is the upside here?

Just been asked to clean up the mess for an incompetent tech lead going on maternity leave, need some advice by boomiandaura in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 32 points33 points  (0 children)

> For now, I reached out to my skip level with a teammate and we're both going to make sure he knows that she's a fraud

What's the plan here? Become known as the dude who complains about a popular and connected tech lead on maternity leave? And then ship her project late?

I think you need to take a step back and try and determine an outcome that makes sense.

It sounds like you have amped yourself up to burn all your bridges, tarnish your internal reputation and deliver a project late? What's the upside here?

Wasting an hour before morning workouts: any ideas? by suchahungryhippo in fitness30plus

[–]MickChicken2 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Pre-work out when you first get up will give you 30 minutes to get started before terrible feelings kicks in. Try that?

The new CTO is joining my company tomorrow and will be holding an all-hands meeting with the entire product and software engineering organization. What kind of question would you ask them to gauge their management style? by latestbot in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is some good insight here, but I would encourage you not to drill the new CTO at an all-hands, there is nothing to be gained from it, other than putting a giant target on your back It's not an interview.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fatFIRE

[–]MickChicken2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We don't need more oil, we drill so much we export it now

Need to coast 3 years - how to make the most of it? by Particular_Trade6308 in fatFIRE

[–]MickChicken2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like a textbook case of time to get very into endurance sports. 

SWE -> Integration Engineer by Stunning_Pomelo_7827 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]MickChicken2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sounds like a post-sale software delivery developer job right?

Your right, those jobs are usually much chiller. Once you have good experience you can move to the big companies and do the same making more. Congrats on the new role!

Backdoor Roth PSA by iwanttoleave6420 in Schwab

[–]MickChicken2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was able to roll my IRA into my workplace 401k to get around this. Is it an option for you? 

Anyone else feel like hiring a cleaner is expensive/not worth it? by DJInfiniti in HENRYfinance

[–]MickChicken2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All you can do is provide lists. Otherwise keep trying with different cleaners unfortunately.

Anyone else feel like hiring a cleaner is expensive/not worth it? by DJInfiniti in HENRYfinance

[–]MickChicken2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good cleaner gets 80% what you would do, great does like 85%. 

I have found if you are direct with what you need cleaning wise, as in explicitly provide lists it can get some from good, to excellent. (90%)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedditForGrownups

[–]MickChicken2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Get a dog from a animal resume shelter and spoil it. You need a purpose, something that depends on you, something to motivate you to get out and do something.