Posts tagged “workplace”

Today's my last day at Yahoo!. I joined to fulfill a literal teenage dream, and it delivered: I became a better developer, engineer, and teammate. But after four years of incredible growth, I've hit a wall. Time to go somewhere new and start growing again.

I mapped HTTP status codes to workplace conversation snippets. "404: I have no idea what you're talking about." "502: Bob is refusing to work with me on this." Now available as a poster. Note how the spec reveals programmers always blame the client.

Really enjoying my new job at Yahoo! The team is great, the work is genuinely interesting, and a long boozy leaving do revealed nobody said anything homophobic all night, which is reassuring since I still haven't figured out how to come out at work.

Had our summer party today. Drunk coworkers are hilarious.

A good day at work: cookies causing login loops, AND vs OR in SQL joins, and the correct terminology for Bosnian landmine incidents. Three questions, three answers. On a roll.

I've got a new job at boltblue, starting 8th June! I was miserable at my last place and very glad to be leaving. Buy some ringtones and logos from my new employer. Go on.

I made a mistake at work and I own it. But being yelled at helps no one. Blame kills motivation, breeds resentment, and poisons team culture. Talk to me, help me learn from it, and we'll both be better off.

The Internet is more connected but less decentralized than you'd expect. Also: multitasking is scientifically unproductive, which vindicates me against those seven-things-at-once braggers and should embarrass every boss who interrupts you fifteen times a day.