Silent Competence Looks Like Insubordination

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Modern software teams punish invisible competence. They reward noise over completion, presence over outcomes, and when you move faster than their communication rituals can track, your effectiveness looks like insubordination. This is what happens when asymmetric ownership meets a culture that mistakes silence for negligence. […]

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Like Nature and Physics dictate it, it wasn’t an “If” there was going to be a Rainbow after the Rain, it was “When”

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Receiving an offer from a company you’ve interviewed with is undeniably awesome. But hold on tight, because snagging not just one, but four offers within a mere five days after eight grueling interviews from four different companies? Now that’s what I call next-level awesomeness! Allow me to bask in the euphoria for a moment as I relish this incredible surge in morale and confidence. Life’s treating me well, my friends, and I couldn’t be happier about it! […]

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“Set Up to Fail”: A Wrongful Termination Tale

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I’ve been laid off, terminated, or just left to find new opportunities throughout my professional life. For all the times that happened, I walked out, peacefully, without regrets, and with no drama.

Not in March 2023. This was different. For the first time, (I know) I was wrongfully terminated. […]

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