Here's how you can handle power dynamics with your boss as a programmer.

magine yourself as a skilled craftsman in a bustling marketplace. Each finely honed tool in your kit represents a unique talent or expertise you bring to the table. By recognizing the quality of your craftsmanship and the value it adds to the marketplace, you establish yourself as a sought-after artisan, respected for your skills and contributions.

Effective communication according to the target audience is essential when articulating your work to show your value or discuss anything specific to your role. Say, if you're facing any difficulty technically in a sprint and if it's a roadblock, you've to keep the Scrum master, product managers, etc posted about the issue while working through the problem. People from non-technical backgrounds might not understand the exact technical issue you're facing. But it's essential to make them understand the difficulty level and the importance of the issue you're facing to be solved before moving ahead. Instead of using technical jargon, always speak in terms of end result of a particular issue which makes sense for people from non-technical roles.

In the city square, where voices blend in a cacophony of sounds, your ability to express yourself clearly is akin to a melodious tune that cuts through the noise. Just as a skilled musician captivates listeners with precision and clarity, your clear communication captivates your audience, ensuring that your messages are received with understanding and impact.

It's essential to know the level of effort needed to complete each task(to provide ideal story points to complete a task). Always do impact analysis to see if there's any technical dependency with other projects before proposing the level of effort needed for each task. While providing the level of effort for each task, it's important to take your bandwidth into account considering the amount of time & effort you can dedicate to the task. This helps a lot to do your work effectively. It's always quality over quantity. How well you've completed your work bug-free is more important than taking up tasks more than your bandwidth and ending up submitting poor-quality code. This makes one a reliable candidate and helps set boundaries.

Picture yourself as a diligent gardener tending to a flourishing garden. Just as you delineate paths to guide visitors and protect delicate blooms, setting boundaries at work establishes parameters that safeguard your time, energy, and well-being. Like fences around a garden, these boundaries define your personal and professional space, ensuring that both thrive in harmony.

There'll be some scope for improvement in the day-to-day work we do as a programmer. It's always important to seek out feedback from your superiors and teammates involved in the project. Be it a 1:1 call with your manager or your lead and also retrospective calls for the project you're working on, always seek out feedback as it encourages a two-way dialogue that can balance power dynamics and improve yourself on the mistakes/gray ideas that you might be doing inadvertently.

Envision yourself as an apprentice to a wise mentor. Eager to learn and improve your craft, you actively seek feedback on your work. Like a master craftsman guiding your hands, constructive feedback fine-tunes your skills and helps you grow. Embracing feedback is the chisel that refines your talents, shaping you into a master craftsman over time.

As a problem-solving troubadour in the marketplace of ideas, you don't just sing of challenges but also present harmonious solutions. Your creative melodies of problem-solving resonate with your audience, showcasing your ingenuity and resourcefulness. Just as a troubadour's songs captivate listeners, your solutions captivate stakeholders, paving the way for innovation and progress.

In the grand tapestry of the marketplace, each vendor weaves a unique thread of perspective. By understanding the colors and patterns that shape their viewpoints, you enrich your own tapestry of knowledge. Like a skilled weaver blending different threads into a masterpiece, embracing diverse perspectives enriches your understanding, fostering collaboration and harmony in the marketplace of ideas.