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Maybe You Should Stay
I have had so many conversations lately with people trying to decide if they should stay where they are or look for a new job. One of their questions is whether their tenure will be judged too short or too long by future employers. Let’s look at the “too short” side of the equation. Disclaimer:…
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Experiment Over! Back to the Office!
My mother wrapped our hot pizza stone in a recent copy of the Wall Street Journal and sent us home. Days later, I flipped through the paper and came across an article about CEOs being frustrated with productivity when everyone worked from home and deciding, “That’s it! Experiment over! Everyone back to the office!” (Not…
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The Cycle Continues
This is not the first down cycle in tech and it won’t be the last. I’ve been laid off twice and have laid off many engineers. Layoffs are a shock to the system, most obviously to the person let go, but also to those who remain. If you have been laid off, I’m truly sorry.…
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My First Layoff
I’ve been laid off twice in my career. Both times I had an inkling it was coming. Both times it dinged my ego. Both times it worked out for the best. The first time I was a new manager at a small company. It had been a bumpy ride. One notable bump was when the…
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Imposter Syndrome Never Goes Away
I was talking to a young woman the other day. She is in her first job out of college and has all the excitement and uncertainty that that phase of life brings. She mentioned having imposter syndrome, assuming I could not relate. Ha! I couldn’t help but laugh and say, “Guess what. It never goes…