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Tag Archives: job
I thought I was about to lose my job in Google Search, and then this happened
“So, this is how I lose my team. Or my job.” I thought to myself on a cold, January night. My team’s responsibilities had just been shipped overseas in a reorg. For the last three years, I had been leading … Continue reading
Posted in Software
Tagged career, civiform, fellowship, Google, Google.org, job, layoffs, reorg
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8 Things I Learned During 8 Years at Google
This year marks my 8th year working at Google. Throughout that time, I’ve been on three different teams and met a ton of smart people. I simultaneously feel like I’ve learned a ton, yet, I have so much more to … Continue reading
4 Steps to Advance Your Career in Software Engineering in the 2020s
In the old days, your career path might have looked something like this: Be born in the suburbs of a US city Go to college (and pay for it with a summer job) Use your dad’s network to get a … Continue reading
Ask yourself this one question to bring clarity to ANY problem
When struggling with a problem for a long time, it’s easy to get caught in a vortex of thoughts. Imagine a software engineer named Alice. Alice has worked at Big Tech Co for 2 years, and she’s been thinking about … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Software
Tagged career, career development, early career, job, job hunt, mentorship, new grad, problem solving, pyschology, question, reflection
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How to NOT worry about layoffs
Recently, Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees. Facebook lost 11,000. Not to be outdone, Google reduced its workforce by 12,000. Overall, in the first two months of 2023, over 120,000 tech employees were laid off, including every sector and every size … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Software
Tagged career, early career, finance, job, layoffs, money, Psychology, stoicism
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