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Why Good Candidates Walk Away
July 15, 202611 min read
Why good candidates walk away from broken hiring processes, from vague job posts to unpaid assignments and slow feedback loops.
A rant on under-prepared panel interviews, why they’re unfair, and why structure matters for neurodivergent candidates and interviewers.
A blunt look at ritualized process, when ceremonies replace thinking, templates replace decisions, and teams optimize for optics over outcomes.
A practical framework for running engineering team retrospectives that lead to real change instead of another meeting nobody remembers.
A blunt guide to managing cats, dogs, turtles, and tool purists on engineering teams, plus why refusing AI coding tools is a career risk when efficiency wins.
A blunt look at AI burnout: how “AI everything” turns work into an endless output machine, why using AI for art and music crosses a line, and a practical personal policy for using AI without losing yo
They mostly measure comfort under artificial pressure.
Practical strategies for engineering managers dealing with difficult bosses while protecting and supporting their teams.
A blunt look at slide-deck strategy: why roadmaps turn into wishful thinking, the red flags your strategy won’t survive Monday, and what real execution requires.
AI isn't the threat to your job. It's your boss's panic about AI that's reshaping work in ways that screw you over. Here's what's actually happening.

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