(In)Dispensable Developer

Chris and Josey discuss the good and bad sides of being an indispensable IT worker, be it developer, devops, sysadmin, or other, and whether or not it is by choice or by circumstance.

TOPICS

• The Bad Side of being Indispensable
• The Good Side
• Confidence helps, right?
• Being forced into being indispensable
• When to cut your losses

LINKS

• https://www.xonitek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dunning-Kruger-Effect.jpg
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/markmurphy/2017/01/24/the-dunning-kruger-effect-shows-why-some-people-think-theyre-great-even-when-their-work-is-terrible/#746d79715d7c
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOLmD_WVY-E

MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY
Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguitar
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Live Show Outro: ＭＩＬＬＥＮＮＩＡＬＳ by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/57150