“What about the principal consultant role?” “Oh, we don’t hire into that position.” This exchange occurred over 6 years ago. At the time, I was interviewing for a role with a consulting agency (or something calling itself that, anyway). They had four salary bands for their developer/consultants, and shooting for the top wasn’t out of…
Hello all, and happy Friday. As always on a Friday, it’s time for a DaedTech digest. Last week, I answered a question lots of people ask me: how do you go for months with almost none of your stuff? This week, though, I’ll answer a simpler question. So, You’re in Michigan…. Do You Like, Live…
From time to time in your life, you probably need to reach out to someone. This might be someone you barely know or used to know. It might be a complete stranger. But if you’re reaching out to them, it’s probably because you want something or need something. And if they don’t know you very…
On last week’s digest post, I walked it back to first principles. What even is slow travel? This week, I’ll continue with this theme, answering a basic and sort of existential question that people often ask us. How do you live without your stuff? The normal human condition involves a somewhat linear procession. At some…
Let me be clear about something. This title isn’t clickbait. I mean it. But I mean it literally. Being good at your job is overrated. We value it too highly. If you’re a long-time follower of this blog, you might think this is a curious sentiment against a backdrop of advocating for practices like test driven…
