Authority Issues

In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Jeremy talk about: * How engineering is a bit different at a newspaper * A lowly beginning doing tech support at Best Buy * Saving the day on a project that won a Pulitzer! * Being glad he's not coding anymore * What "Newsroom Engineering" means * Why campaign finance data is critical to the news industry * Planning a charm offensive * Tactics for pre-empting burnout when deadlines are immutable * Book recommendations: * Camille Fournier: The Manager's Path * Will Larson: An Elegant Puzzle * Donella H. Meadows: Thinking In Systems * The actual net effect of indulging a "brilliant asshole" * Pushing for more remote workers * How to push back against authority when needed * Cooking at scale and for one's coworkers You can find Jeremy on Twitter at @jeremybowers Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music