No More
“Well, that’s pretty silly, they should just...” I’m sorry, but let me stop you right there. Just don’t. No, Zef. No. Before you share your wisdom and all your amazing insight, let me tell you a bit about yourself — or any other human for that matter. Yes,
No More
That was awesome all! 🥳 Thanks for all the extra hours, the extra push to make this release happen! Let’s never do that again. I have career-long struggles with many things, and deadlines and big bang releases definitely make an appearance in my top 100. This struggle started probably around
No More
“Half of the people at this company should be fired. They’re not productive, don’t care about anything, and show zero sign of ownership. We should never have hired them.” This was what I heard from my new boss on my very first day. Welcome to the company indeed.
No More
“Yo, why did you not attend the event?” “I didn’t see the point, and had more important things to do.” “But it was mandatory!” “So what’s going to happen now?” “Well, I got this little notebook here with a list of names, see? What I’m going to
No More
“We have this amazing idea. We’re going to apply the model of Tinder to... the jobs market! Tinder for Jobs, it’s a slam dunk!” It’s 2018, and I’m being pitched a new job. The product pitch is clear: we’re going to revolutionize the job market
No More
“Oh, you’re doing OKRs? Sweet. Ah, a feature lists masquerading as key results. Classic mistake. It’s where we were in my previous place two years ago. I know how to fix this, allow me to fast forward you two years. You’re welcome.” In the new place, I
No More
I get my best ideas while taking showers or taking walks. If you feel you don’t get enough great ideas, start taking showers. People around you will appreciate it for other reasons as well. And take walks too. Exercise you know. However, contrary to what you may have assumed
No More
> Daddy, will there ever be a third world war? It’s just over two months ago that one my sons (five years old) asked me this question during breakfast. There was nothing in particular that triggered asking it at the time. There were some developments around Ukraine, but nothing
No More
So, here’s a silly idea. Let’s do some brainstorming! We’re going to all get into a room (remember those?), and then I’m going to give you all a problem to solve. You think about it for a minute, and then we’re all going to yell
No More
You take your driver’s license practical exam. You’re almost done after half an hour of high-adrenaline driving. You park the car, right in-between the lines. You step out, so does the examiner. Then, you await your assessment. What is the verdict? You’re taking your high school final
No More
> I’d like to learn how to write automated tests! I was excited to read this in the self reflection form of one of the QA people in my team. Yes! I know how to do this! I went through the beginnings of software development myself (albeit some time
No More
Every performance review cycle I die a little. However, even death is an opportunity — as my grandma used to say. Actually, she didn’t say that as far as I know. Maybe she should have. It’s the type of wisdom that grandmas tend to share. But I digress. My