03 Nov 2025
43m
Episode 485: I'm terrible at hiring decisions and my coworker spams us with AI-generated memes
Soft Skills Engineering
In this episode of Soft Skills Engineering, Dave and Jamison address listener questions, beginning with strategies for improving hiring practices, emphasizing behavioral questions to assess candidates' past experiences and competencies, and cautioning against relying on trivia. They then tackle a question about a coworker's excessive use of AI-generated memes in workplace communications, suggesting a tactful approach involving gauging team sentiment and directly addressing the behavior, while also respecting individual preferences regarding the use of personal likenesses in memes. The hosts wrap up by encouraging listeners to submit their own questions for future episodes.
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