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Ask vs guess culture
When unreasonable requests are followed up with "but you could have just said no!" Exploring the clashes of ask culture and guess culture, at home and…
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Saying No to what I feel I should do
Navigating the space between should and want, and finding more permission for ease and rest.
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Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all
A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and getting in touch with their identity outside of…
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Being-Doing Balance over Work-Life Balance
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Some thoughts on interviewing
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All About Career History Interviews
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Finding the joy in feeling tired
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Saddened by the tech industry
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Bridging the ask vs guess culture gap at work
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All About Career History Interviews
How to suss out what motivates a candidate, their potential beyond their current skillset, initiative-taking, behavioral challenges, and more.
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Some thoughts on interviewing
Recent experience interviewing candidates, reflections on the job market, and the shift in how people are seeing work fitting into their lives
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Goodbye to 2023
Reflections on a hard year, and looking to the year ahead
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This world was not built for working parents
and trying to find our way anyways in this season of life
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Seasonal Changes
Finding space and time to sloooooow down
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Issue 5: This working mom's approach to kid's activities is freeing
Jean Hsu is the VP of Engineering at Productable
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When your post hits #1 on Hacker News
A behind-the-scenes look at my initial reaction 😬, all the stats, cross-posting to Medium, and lessons learned
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Tech and Tea
Tech and Tea
Navigating the messiness of life with a career in startups. Musings on engineering leadership, teamwork, parenting, partnership, and creative self-expression.
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