What UX job posts say vs what they mean. (Company names withheld to protect the innocent, plus some of these would have about 100 company names behind them.) We have transparent communication. All our applicants want to work somewhere that management won’t lie to them so we’ve started saying we have this. We care about … Continue reading “How to translate job posts”

[Editor’s note: mild spoilers ahead for Our Flag Means Death, a gay romantic comedy currently available on HBO Max.] Early in my career, I wanted to be management. Director. Vice President. Chief Design Officer. From where I sat, down in a cubicle pushing pixels, that’s where the power lay, where the real work happened. (Never … Continue reading “On Pirates And Management”

Here’s a simple thing you can do to help all of us succeed: When a recruiter contacts you about a position — whether it’s one you’re interested in or not, whether you’re looking or not — check to see if they’ve listed the salary range. If they have not, reply back “What’s the salary range?” … Continue reading “Salary ranges”