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Interviews and masks
You can and should be yourself in interviews.
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February 2024

When you know more than your manager
It could be ideal, or it could be an issue.
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January 2024

Metadata: About Substack
Is it worth taking a stand here?
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December 2023

To stay or leave
As the year turns, you should make a choice.
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November 2023

Measurement before control
Take time to understand your spending. Immediately imposing hard limits will not help.
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Admitting you want out
If you have a good relationship with your manager, it serves you to tell them about your job hunt
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October 2023

Metadata: HN, and Community
By metadata, I mean “Here’s an update about the newsletter, rather than an article itself.”
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There are two sides to an interview
and you're probably worried about the wrong half
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Losing your job
The most important story to get right
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September 2023

Just apply
There's no better way to learn how to get a job, or determine what role you want, than applying
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How to deal with jerks
Instead of fleeing or punishing them, you can usually change them.
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August 2023

Mind the tales you tell
Repeated stories tend to become true, even when they are jokes. Choose your jokes accordingly.
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