This place is like a really cool party but you are not sure you wanna stay because none of your friends are there.
I saw a post the other day where some dude got 200Mbps on a plane via Starlink. The future we’ve all been waiting for.
For sure! It’s one of the things I vet for when interviewing candidates for my team.
Thank you, you really get it 🙏🏽
Thank you, Jamon. I was afraid people would label this as toxic and lacks work-life balance, and whatnot. But I truly believe in doing what you love as much as you want as long as it is healthy and fulfills you.
I went with X’s app. This was the first time in my life that I felt a sense of belonging at work. I was no longer the only person who cared. Right then, I knew I only wanted to work with people like that.
X’s app was built with React + Redux. I was waiting for my manager to decide which app would make it to prod, but he didn’t, instead he said: This was going to be your first assignment, so the decision is yours. Use your judgment.
Did you see the new app that X built? I was in disbelief, my other teammate had the same idea I had, and rebuilt the app from scratch as well. I told my manager: You’re kidding, right? Because I also rewrote the app. It was true. We had two new app rewrites.
Many lines of code and a few GrubHubs later I finished the app. I was done by Monday at 8am. Just enough time to shower and walk to the office. I was pumped to tell the team I just saved the day. As I was walking to my desk when my manager said with excitement: