Posts tagged with Work
Flattening the Organization
It's a fateful coincidence that 2 of the most consequential social networks of the past decade—Twitter and Facebook—have undergone substantial layoffs in the past year, for different reasons. At the same time, the CEOs of both…
A Weighted Job Opportunities Matrix
It's 2023, but the layoffs in tech continue unabated from last year, impacting some of the biggest companies in our industry. Fortunately, reports suggest that workers are able to find new jobs within a couple of months of…
The Utility of 360° Feedback
Ah, the 360° feedback process. It's a common practice for HR teams of larger companies to implement, as a way to counteract managerial biases and singular points of view, by involving more perspectives surrounding each individual and in…
The Tech Down Turn
Layoffs.fyi is the new FuckedCompany.com. It's a crowdsourced tracker of all the layoffs happening in tech. I remember the site first started with the initial COVID lock down: when seemingly overnight, a number of industries—travel,…
The Intersection of Capability and Opportunity
If you take even a cursory glance at some of the blog posts that I've written here over the years, it's not a surprise that I've thought a fair amount about career ladders, particularly…
A Mystery Retrospective
When the COVID shutdowns began and my kids were forced to learn from home, I noticed that they were enamored with this app that taught them STEM concepts. Specifically, the app featured a bunch of videos and activities focused on…
