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How to Build a Reputation That Gets You Hired (Without Applying)
A practical way to earn trust online so recruiters reach out before you apply.
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The Golem Effect
How nice managers ruin careers
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Why Meta Rejected Jeff
One question exposed the blind spot that decides promotions.
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Why Meta Rejected Jeff
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3 Steps I Took to Stop Losing My Best People
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How to Spot a Backstabber
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The Debugging of Geeta Sharma
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How to Push Back on Bad Ideas (Without Killing Your Career)
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Storytelling on LinkedIn
Most stories are factually correct and entirely hollow. Here is why.
Dec 21, 2025
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The Golem Effect
How nice managers ruin careers
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How to fill your calendar with interviews
My step-by-step system to turn your ghosted resume into a steady stream of recruiter calls and onsite loops.
Nov 23, 2025
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The Debugging of Geeta Sharma
She landed Google for $672,000. But before she said yes to the offer, she had to say one sentence she’d never spoken.
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5 Skills That Separate Staff From Senior
I’ve watched this play out too many times.
Aug 31, 2025
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Halo Effect: The bias that keeps brilliant engineers stuck.
Nov 12, 2025
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The Hard Lesson Every Smart Engineer Needs to Learn
“You can’t judge a book by its cover,” they say. But boy, were they wrong about me.
Oct 23, 2025
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How Senior Engineers Lose Trust
Why good junior habits start reading as a risk at senior levels.
Oct 19, 2025
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Why STAR Stories Fail (And How to Fix Them)
Most people tell STAR stories like they’re scared to make a mess. That’s why no one remembers them.
Oct 12, 2025
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The Hidden Tax of Feature Flags
At Microsoft, I learned that feature flags pile up faster than anyone admits. Old ones turn into hidden rules running in production. This post shares…
Sep 21, 2025
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If Nobody Swears in a Crisis, You’re Fucked
7 signs your team is faking safety.
Sep 17, 2025
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Your Manager Is Practicing on You
Every first-time manager experiments. Some just realize too late that their experiments were people.
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Almost Promoted
You don’t realize how long you’ve been clapping until your palms hurt and everyone is gone.
Aug 3, 2025
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Storytelling on LinkedIn
Most stories are factually correct and entirely hollow. Here is why.
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My step-by-step system to turn your ghosted resume into a steady stream of recruiter calls and onsite loops.
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Why Smart People Doubt Themselves — And How to Stop
Your logic is solid. Your instincts are sharp. So why do you keep saying “Maybe it’s me”?
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Why Your Two Best Engineers Hate Each Other
And how to finally end the war
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