Working Software
Episode 87: Handling Miscommunication
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The episode centers on miscommunication—why it happens so often and how to handle it better, especially in remote work. Mike opens with a story about baking baguettes for his in-laws: he and his wife look at the same “thin and crusty” loaves but interpret that comment totally differently. He thinks she’s critiquing what he intentionally made; she’s trying (poorly) to request thicker, softer…