Annual Audits Are Absolute Agony
353K people liked a LinkedIn post about not wanting a performance review. That’s not viral content. That’s a suppressed scream. Here’s why the annual review is broken, gameable, and what it should actually be.
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Stop Flinching: Engineering Built a Culture That Can't Take a Punch 🥊
⚔️ Execute Order 66: Engineering's Clone Wars Are Over
Philosophy
Stop Flinching: Engineering Built a Culture That Can't Take a Punch 🥊
Engineering optimized so hard for avoiding pain that it forgot how to take a punch. The result isn’t safety — it’s paralysis. And with AI mid-swing, flinching is the one thing you can’t afford.
⚔️ Execute Order 66: Engineering's Clone Wars Are Over
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When You’re Choking on Meetings, Stop Eating Donuts 🍩💼
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Workplace Culture
We Shipped a Fix for the Wrong Bug
Nobody ever asked for a tool that writes their code. Engineers filed a thousand tickets about bad requirements, unclear direction, and endless meetings. We closed them all as WONTFIX and shipped an AI that codes instead.
When You’re Choking on Meetings, Stop Eating Donuts 🍩💼
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Engineering Culture
Stop Flinching: Engineering Built a Culture That Can't Take a Punch 🥊
Engineering optimized so hard for avoiding pain that it forgot how to take a punch. The result isn’t safety — it’s paralysis. And with AI mid-swing, flinching is the one thing you can’t afford.
⚔️ Execute Order 66: Engineering's Clone Wars Are Over
Don't Team for the Plan
We Shipped a Fix for the Wrong Bug
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Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls 🌊
