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An Engineering Manager explains: Understanding the whys will help you know how to keep off the list. — To truly appreciate a layoff, one has to experience one — living through tragedy helps us get perspective. In 2007, I embarked on my journey as an intern with a publicly listed company. Fast forward four years into my tenure in 2009, the market conditions went south due to the…

Why specializing is the way to go and how to do it properly — Let’s face it: trying to be a data science superhero and master every aspect of the field is exhausting. There’s just too much to learn! But here’s the good news: you don’t have to be a know-it-all. …

Looking for ways to help people in taking first steps in a Data Science career, I decided to share some books I can recommend to newbies in Data. When you are starting your journey with Data probably you will meet two guys: Kirill Eremenko and Jose Marcial Portilla and I…

Will software jobs be automated away or become low paid drudge work? This question comes up often, and it appeals to people’s sense of irony; will the people whose job it is to automate others’ jobs finally get automated out of their own jobs? The latest incarnation comes with an…

Your relationship with work is like any relationship, imperfect. — No matter what you do, and how much you love it, there are always going to be parts of it that you hate, or at least you don’t like. Just like in a relationship with another human. …

I do get all down on myself sometimes and feel like I can’t do anything when I’m hunting for jobs, especially when I have my patented out-of-body anxiety events in busy New York transit hubs on my way to interviews and onboarding. That isn’t true, though. I can do something…

The couple who ran away to join the circus — A few years ago I watched in awe as Chris and Phoebe from The Bullzini Family walked the tightrope, high off the ground, at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, England. They’ve created a fabulous family show, which includes amazing feats by one-year-old Baby Bullzini! …

I started my UX Writer career as an intern when I was in my sixth semester of undergraduate, majoring in English literature. I previously worked as a content writer and copywriter. Prior to starting the internship, I naively thought that those work experiences would benefit me a lot in the…

5 key takeaways to boost your tech career — Introduction If you have followed me for a while, you probably know I started out as a Data Scientist at Walmart Global Tech, the technology branch of the Fortune 1 company. It was my first industry job out of academia. …