Layoff University, Vol. 2: Progress Made, Lessons Learned
Reflections from my first month of unemployment
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Layoff University, Vol. 1: Learning, Building, and Dreaming
Introducing my layoff bucket list
So, I got laid off.
Thoughts about my time at LinkedIn coming to an end.
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We really can just build things
On context catchup
One behavior change that has decreased my burnout risk: when someone asks for help, i now place the burden of explanation on the asker instead of taking it on myself. For example: people often tag me in super long threads with "Hey Kat, can you help us here?" I used to respond with, "Sure let me catch up on context first" But when i'm oncall and have many teams pinging me at once with "urgent"…
Learning to build without motivation
building when you don't got the juice