Here's our year end review! We're really proud of what we've built and how it's helping people to get clear on their careers. Great things are happening, and GA in January! mailchi.mp/bdde18557cf2...

AI is like an HGTV show from the early 2000s. If you mention that you like trains, suddenly your bedroom is a caboose. It magnifies whatever context you give it. In this post, I use Mitchell Hashimoto as the poster-child for how to do it right. people-work.io/blog/ai-magn...

The act of training juniors develops skills in the trainers that they couldn’t get otherwise. The practice of investing in juniors benefits the entire team. people-work.io/blog/junior-...

Students don't have to lose hope in this job market! Just get intentional about building relational intelligence in parity with your skillset. This works for folks of all ages. :) See the full post in the first comment.

We're setting ourselves up for a timing mismatch at best if we continue to replace juniors with AI. This is obviously bad for juniors, but it's bad for teams. Read the full post, and tell me what you think. What's your team doing? AI full bore, continuing to invest in juniors, a little of both?

The apprenticeship ladder is breaking down, and we may want to rethink what we're doing to contribute to that. Here is the full post for more context: people-work.io/blog/junior-... Studies referenced: digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/wp-content/u... papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Companies replace junior eng positions with AI + Senior engineers have been excused from mentorship responsibilities + Companies optimize for immediate results = A systemic issue that no one person can fix But here's what I think we can do about it: people-work.io/blog/junior-...

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We take engineering excellence very seriously. We know everyone says that, but...we really do. Read for yourself. :) people-work.io/about/engine...

Because intentional relationship building is at the hear of the People Work app, it was designed to help with just such a thing. Read the attached post for more info!

But in order to practice this, you can't find yourself in the just-in-time networking trap!

This is why I hate when people say that vacation is the cure for burnout: people-work.io/blog/burnout...

Read more about how we think our approach will help you have more agency in your career. people-work.io/about/agency/

New features! Check out our newsletter if you want to see how they can help you or someone you know on your journey: mailchi.mp/9f237cc29686...

It's not your talent alone that will help you succeed in a new role. It's really about learning not just what a new company says, but what they do, too, and how to navigate that. Read about Michael's hard won lessons and why we're passionate about helping people win at onboarding.

Why not have a career that makes you happiest as well as has good business outcomes? This is why we want to help you navigate relationships and business. people-work.io/blog/how-ai-...

We care deeply about your growth and respect that you need privacy to enable that. You should demand that of any software company that asks you to share vulnerable data that could affect your career. people-work.io/about/privacy

It informs everything we do...

Been thinking a lot lately about how to onboard strategically so you don’t end up in a rut down the line. dev.people-work.io/blog/the-onb...

Your first 6 months at a job really affect the rest of the time you have at that place. What an opportunity! If that's you or someone you know, you should read this: people-work.io/for-onboardi...

The mission of People Work nicely aligns with an education principle called Social Emotional Learning that teaches us to know ourselves, create goals and move toward achieving them, and build relationships of mutual trust and support. www.linkedin.com/pulse/authen...

This message is the heart of what we're doing in our People Work app, so I hope you'll go and learn more!

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I can't wait to see all of you Chicagoans there!!

We are busy at work creating an app for all of you engineering managers to do the people side of your job well. As we develop the app and research how best to make the right thing the easy thing, I hope you'll follow along on our journey of discovery and creation. Read more at people-work.io