Episode 481: I'm bored and will I ever find out why I was fired?

In episode 481 of Soft Skills Engineering, hosts Jamison Dance and Dave Smith address listener questions, offering advice and insights. They begin by thanking their Patreon supporters with humorous shout-outs. The first question comes from a developer bored at their medium-sized college job and contemplating a higher-paying offer from former colleagues. The hosts advise the listener to consider their values and the potential energy mismatch before suggesting they take the new job. The second question is from a recently terminated IC2 engineer who suspects penny-pinching and opaque management were factors in their firing. The hosts empathize with the listener, advising them to focus on self-improvement and crafting a narrative to explain their short tenure, while cautioning against bitterness in future interviews.