It's review season, and the bikeshed boys dive into the dreaded annual performance review process—and how AI is changing everything about it. They share strategies for writing effective self-reviews, debate whether managers already know where they'll rank you before reading a word, and explore the messy dynamics of team politics: fighting for interesting projects, dealing with too many senior engineers, and avoiding the "senior trap" of over-architecting instead of shipping. Plus: New Year's resolutions, Claude Max vs. Cursor debates, and why Arc Raiders lobbies are way sweatier in trios.
