#Boulder turns up for #NCAR 💚

The Junior Hiring Crisis, by @anniehedgie.bsky.social (@peoplework.bsky.social): https://people-work.io/blog/junior-hiring-crisis/ #hiring #engineeringmanagement #career #community

I cannot wait.

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-...

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...

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-...

I learned a long time ago that I needed an extra dose of intentionality to keep up with relationships because of my forgetfulness. But that's okay. Forgetfulness doesn't have to get in the way of showing I care.

I won't lie; I've probably done all of these networking faux-pas in my life at some point. But when we can label them, hopefully it prevents us from repeating the same mistakes. Let's laugh at ourselves and then move forward. :)

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Today's college students need to be intentional about creating their own opportunities, bc we can already see that they are given fewer of them than we (gen x) were. www.youtube.com/shorts/gt4Xx...

Been talking to a lot of college kids lately about networking, and I really want them all to know that the best way they can start is by looking for ways to add value, and don't wait for permission. Great for all of us to remember, really. youtube.com/shorts/NeKu2...

Don't wait for permission to create value in your career, even before it starts! Look for opportunities to give & build your network with trust & authenticity. I originally did this video for college students, but it's so applicable for our whole careers. youtu.be/V2dqT2lQlTA

I did this YT reaction video to this recent CS graduate's very honest and raw video on the state of junior hiring for CS roles. It's exactly what we've been talking about lately, so I'm really curious what my tech friends think about junior hiring right now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HOm...

The elephant in the networking room is that networking is seen as using people. I get it. But what if it could be different? What if we could approach it as community building with a give-first mentality?

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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...

This Saturday we presented our business model at @colorado.edu Leeds School of Business. If you can partner with your local university, do it. So rewarding for everyone involved. people-work.io/blog/busines...

When a manager accuses you of something that clearly represents you in a negative light, you’re in a very dangerous situation that warrants your complete attention. Here's a post about how to navigate this tricky situation. people-work.io/blog/navigat...

When soon-to-be university graduates practice curiosity during networking events, it can lead to a give-first approach to networking that sets them up for an advantage when they'll need it most. people-work.io/blog/give-fi...

It's so ironic when people are afraid to give negative product feedback because they fear hurting the relationship, but the opposite is the most true! I want the negative feedback. Give me all the gory details! I'm more offended if you withhold it from me.

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

In today's job market, it's easy to feel like you have no control. Maybe you stay in a job you hate because you fear there's nothing else. Maybe you’re struggling to find something at all because you don't stand out.

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This one gets a bit vulnerable. Michael opens up about how he didn't make the most of that first 6 months onboarding window that we're always talking about and what he learned from it. people-work.io/blog/my-fail...

I love this idea of AI stress testing social media and how it’s revealing so many of its failings. I wrote this as I was stewing about all of that.

Just this week I’ve seen at least one news article about a huge data breach at a major HR software company that many of your companies likely use, and no one really bats an eye at this stuff anymore. They also don't use the software for their professional growth because they can't trust it.

My gym app just released an AI integration that no one asked for. I guess that was easier than making the original app not suck. Now it still sucks but with AI. Yay…

We want to give you a curated experience to make your career better, not a low-quality tool that we can sell to your company that you'll never use. Here's a post where we go deeper into why we bootstrapped. people-work.io/about/bootst...

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...

We have tried SOOOO many different project management apps and methods, and we always end up back at checkvist.com. So simple and lovely. No cruft.

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...

It was fun getting to write for this newsletter for Elynndi. I got my teaching certification decades ago before SEL was widely taught, but I still remember the beginnings of it starting to take root. This was a cool full-circle moment for me.

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So true. We underestimate the discipline required to be intentional in people’s lives.

Went to see the ocean this week and saw a beautiful sunset. No AI needed.

Sure, it takes swimming upstream to not allow tech to steal from us what makes us human, but it's so worth it.

So honored to get to speak with my fellow high elevation folk. 🏔️This lineup looks amazing - very well curated. 📆 View the line up: lnkd.in/ggPTfhtW 🎙️ Meet the Speakers: lnkd.in/gH49THUk 🎟️ Buy your tickets today: lnkd.in/gWCHMzpS I will be giving a talk about my favorite topic - people.

In our July newsletter we're talking about our Early Access Program. :) Take a look and see if you'd be a good contender for it. We're so excited to see what kinds of problems y'all are going to solve with this app.

the one I really want to exist

I’m here for the nose kisses.

This is my work buddy, Pepper. He doesn’t do much.

I apologized to Claude for getting impatient, and then my son (aka summer intern) came in the room and I swiped off the screen real fast.

Been doing some devops-y things for the first time in a minute this week, and I forget just how much developing builds is like being in an unhealthy relationship that just keeps dragging you along.

Just upgraded from @tailwindcss.com v3 to v4, lots of breaking changes, but their upgrade tool was so kind of them, honestly. What a nice and easy upgrade experience. I wish more upgrades were like this. `npx @tailwindcss/upgrade`

Best speaker gift ever! Thank you, @divineops.net I love my DevOps princess yak. She’s perfect. And thank you, @chicago.devopsdays.org , for letting me share my ideas with y’all. What a great crowd.

Thank you to everyone who was there and who reached out afterward! I loved getting to share these ideas with you. Here are the slides for those who asked for them: prezi.com/view/6CHiu2v...

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