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# 35 Farewell

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 3:53


Like many of you, the financial devastation caused by the coronavirus shutdowns have forced me to examine my priorities. This episode explains why I am stepping away from Imposters Club. Snarky comments about tech culture don't feel appropriate when so many people are out of work. Instead of punditry, I have built an app that helps job-seekers manage prolonged job searches. If you would like to help out, I am recruiting a beta test cohort now. Find out more by following the link below: https://bit.ly/32ISnUY

#34 Some perspective about layoffs.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 6:16


I share three tips that will help you to protect your emotional health if you've been laid off due to covid19.

#33 Inventory is your ball and chain

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 11:35


What is your lead time for a net-new customer value increment? If it's longer than 14 hours you're already behind.

#32 Break the hotdog in half

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 9:55


What can techies learn from a world champion competitive eater?

#31 Don't hate the player...

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 8:43


Let me tell you how the hiring system really works...

#30 Facts or Feelings

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 9:21


The story of the Golden Gate Bridge is the same psychodrama that plays out every day in every tech company on the face of the planet.

#29 Coping with Stress

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 9:06


Three tips for dealing with stress at work.

#28 Ditch your IDE!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 7:33


Truman Capote once said of Jack Kerouac, "That's not writing. That's typing." Something to think about, the next time your IDE completes your thought for you.

#27 Small fish. Big pond.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 6:34


There is no self-loathing like looking in the mirror and realizing that you're turning into a dick.

#26 Hustle porn is so 2019...

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 6:59


If you want your team to play hard for you, don't be an asshole.

#25 I broke up with Slack...

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 7:37


Any idea that can't be expressed as an emoji should not be communicated via Slack.

#24 Technical Debt

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 7:33


If I owe you a dollar, I have a problem; but if I owe you a million, the problem is yours.

#23 The Definition of Insanity

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 8:36


If we're so smart, why do we have so many software rewrites?

#22 The Techie's Dilemma

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 7:21


Freedom isn't free. Are you willing to pay the price?

#21 (More) women in tech.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 6:32


Is linguistic relativity a crock?

#20 Joy. At work?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 10:23


Kim's Law states that If you can't figure out how to deliver joy to your teams, then inevitably you will lose the ability to deliver joy to customers.

#19 Why Amazon Kicks All the Asses

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 7:46


In which we reveal the secret to work-life balance.

#18 Who's the Asshole Now?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 8:13


The first thing we do, let's kill all the assholes...but before that, cover up all the mirrors.

#17 The Oasis Isn't Coming to You

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 8:27


What is the best advice I can give to a new dev about to start her first year in tech?

#16 Helmet sports and social experiments

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 7:04


This episode reveals why good things do NOT happen to those who wait.

#15 Why are there so many Eeyores in tech?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 7:40


Why are there so many Eeyores in tech? Is it nature or nurture? Is that even the right question to ask...

#14 Dashcon, Datadog and the virtuous cycle

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 9:31


Some thoughts on virtuous circles inspired by my experience at Dashcon.

#13 The parable of the hole

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 6:34


In which I fan the flames of the 10x debate.

#12 The emperor has no clothes!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 6:46


If you take away the content, what does Netflix have to offer?

#11 The best language to learn in 2019 is English.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 7:10


Legit ballin' with the Agile Manifesto.

#10 Would anybody tell me if I were incompetent?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 7:41


Your manager probably sucks. Here's why.

#9 Craftsmanship? LOL!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 7:04


"Craftsman". You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

#8 The Expertise Trap

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 8:04


Ten thousand hours of deliberate practice? Strictly for suckaz!

#7 How to find the right mentor in tech.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 6:58


It's not who you think...

#6 Where did all the coaches go?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 8:16


Let's stand athwart the long downward skid to loser-ville yelling, "Stop!"

#5 The art of thinking without thinking

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 7:13


Mental leaps, deduction, and the 5 hour rule...

#4 Let's All Be Different Together...

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 6:08


Why you should never tailor your resume to a job description.

#3 Worst. Meeting. Ever.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 7:56


Flatulence, caste systems, and the evil of banality.

#2 Drink the Hotdog Water

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 7:26


Don't roll up into da club in cargo shorts.

#1 Puffs or Kleenex?

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 7:12


Are you an asset or a commodity? Your journey in tech depends on how you answer that question.

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