Archive - Tech and Tea

Saying No to what I feel I should do

Navigating the space between should and want, and finding more permission for ease and rest.

Apr 7 •

March 2024

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…

Mar 9 •

February 2024

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.

Feb 10 •

January 2024

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

Jan 27 •

December 2023

Goodbye to 2023

Reflections on a hard year, and looking to the year ahead

Dec 28, 2023 •

This world was not built for working parents

and trying to find our way anyways in this season of life

Dec 2, 2023 •

November 2023

Seasonal Changes

Finding space and time to sloooooow down

Nov 19, 2023 •

Issue 5: This working mom's approach to kid's activities is freeing

Jean Hsu is the VP of Engineering at Productable

Published on Working Mom • Nov 6, 2023

October 2023

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

Oct 21, 2023 •

September 2023

How To Opt Out Of The Career Ladder

The art of taking your first steps off the “conventional” career path.

Published on Dev Interrupted • Sep 25, 2023

Ten food hacks to make your life easier

This was almost a post on why millennial motherhood is so challenging, but turned into tactical food hacks.

Sep 10, 2023 •

August 2023

Bridging the ask vs guess culture gap at work

How we can reduce ask vs guess culture clashes by creating more shared context, aligning around when to ask for help, and helping guess culture…

Aug 26, 2023 •

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