So. Back a few months ago I left my job and started hunting a new one. It was both healing and stressful, and some parts of it I think it’s fair to say that I overdid it. For example, I set myself a goal of applying for 5 positions a day — which I didn’t hit … Continue reading “Some observations about job hunting in UX lately”
Sit with it.
When I was about 9, my grandmother had a stroke. She lost the ability to speak, the ability to write, and most of the use of the right side of her body. As she recovered she sometimes called me by the wrong name. She was shorter of temper, easily frustrated… but also decided for the … Continue reading “Sit with it.”
“We’re all family here” is a big red flag
Over on LinkedIn, Dave Gerhardt wrote: Your company is not your friends. Your company is not your family. Ask anyone at Twilio. Or Shopify. Or Netflix. Or Twitter. Or Patreon. Or Hopin. Or any company that’s laid people off over the last year. Was it hard to lay those people off? Was it an emotional … Continue reading ““We’re all family here” is a big red flag”