Too Good to Move: The Competence Trap Nobody Warns You About
Being too good at your job might be exactly what’s holding you back. Not a humble brag — an actual trap. The competence loop, the award-winning horse, and why irreplaceable ≠ promotable.
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Philosophy
AI Isn’t the Solution. It’s the Mirror. 🤖🪞
AI isn’t fixing engineering. It’s exposing it. The same things engineers have been asking for, clear goals, context, autonomy, are now required for AI to work. We’re building better systems for machines than for people. That’s the real problem.
People, Not Resources ❤️ A Valentine’s Reminder for Managers
When You’re Choking on Meetings, Stop Eating Donuts 🍩💼
Maximum Impact, Minimum Effort: The Art of Productive Laziness
Severance and the Pandemic Workplace: We Were All Innies for a While
👨💻 Truths for Engineers in Their 40s (That I Wish I Knew Sooner)
Faith, Frameworks, and Finding Purpose 🙏💻✨
Workplace Culture
When You’re Choking on Meetings, Stop Eating Donuts 🍩💼
When meetings stop yielding results, the instinct shouldn’t be to add more — it should be to ask *why*. More meetings don’t solve the problem; they just make it harder to breathe.
The Many Faces of Power: A Field Guide to Leaders Who Rise, Rule, and Ruin
The Blessing and Curse of Being a Truth-Teller 🤫
The Traditions We Keep (Even When They Don’t Work Anymore) 🦃
Too Close for Comfort: Crossing Boundaries at Work (and Why I’m Done Staying Quiet)
The Hidden Cost of Overcompensation
💥 When Roles Change, So Do Relationships: How I Navigated a Strained Dynamic After Switching from Manager to IC
Management
The Managerial Immune System: How Leadership Protects Itself 🧬🔥
Managers are protected by a “managerial immune system” — ICs are judged on measurable output while managers are judged on vibes. If we want better leadership, we need real expectations, real metrics, and real consequences.
🧭 The Uneven Tracks of Engineering Careers
People, Not Resources ❤️ A Valentine’s Reminder for Managers
The Many Faces of Power: A Field Guide to Leaders Who Rise, Rule, and Ruin
Undermined from the Inside: A Cautionary Tale of Organizational Dysfunction
🧠 Decide, Then Delegate: The Pitfalls of Playing Engineer as a Manager
