How Much of Working in Startup Tech is a Scam?
Check out the episode. There’s some interesting discussion. Sadly, even when asked for something positive to end on, the guest had nothing. That’s kind of what working in tech feels like, doesn’t it?
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Shared Links (weekly) August 20, 2023
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Cellebrite asks cops to keep its phone hacking tech ‘hush hush’– don’t ask how cops get data or whether the data they present is accurate by having them explain it. “Trust us”. Hmm.
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real simple syndication– “So maybe it’s time we all got back to the basics and curated our own news, instead of having it pushed to us by an algorithm.”
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How Microsoft is Using Copilot to Drive Customers to Microsoft 365 E5
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Linked – The Productivity-Trust Paradox
As I read over the list of six conditions that Drucker believed enabled productivity, I came to the conclusion that I have never worked in a place that provided all six. Usually that last one, being seen as an asset as opposed to a cost, is the easy one to see. Management loves to remind you that you are a cost, especially if you work in a tech or training position. Heck, anything other than a sales position in some organizations is a “cost”, and we all know anyone who isn’t directly billing more hours to a client than they get paid in legal is a cost. As we have seen over the last year, you can do great work, but when shareholders and Boards decide it’s time to cut costs, that great work won’t grant you immunity from mass layoffs.
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Linked – Managers Need a Toolbox for the “Post-Everything” Era
Continue to be great at what you do and hope for an opening in management is not a career plan. That is what appears to be on offer at many companies though. They aren’t preparing anyone to be a manager in the future, and they aren’t increasing headcount that might require more team leads and managers, so how long do we expect people to wait? Add in the number of “senior” folks with higher salaries who find themselves part of a reduction in force, or the number of people who’ve watched their current job change over and over until they find themselves doing work they never signed up for in the first place, and it’s no wonder that workers are taking responsibility for their own growth, by choosing workplaces that give them better opportunities.
No one has to stay and work for you for the next 20-25 years. They can, and will, go elsewhere if there’s no clear path forward. I don’t blame them.
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Shared Links (weekly) July 23, 2023
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Storytelling And Informal Learning For A Winning L&D Strategy
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Want to learn a new skill set? Here’s how, with no classroom required.
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Gen Z Career Crisis: Bad Managers Replacing Young Workers Jobs With AI
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Cost Revealed at $30/user per Month– That’s a pretty big budget item for most orgs,
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The Ultimate Layoff Survival Guide: How To Rebound From A Job Loss
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Does The Office Facilitate Mentoring?– implicit in the argument for RTO due to training is the expectation that you actually offer training, which you probably don’t
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HubSpot says remote employees are more engaged, just as productive
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Shared Links (weekly) July 16, 2023
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Ransomware Extortion Skyrockets in 2023, Reaching $449.1 Million and Counting
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Is this the REAL reason why productivity is falling? –“It’s likely that high employee turnover is the real culprit”
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How I overcome self-doubt and impostor syndrome with my confidence portfolio
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ESI Protocols Part X: Issues in Production from Collaboration Platforms
