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Why I won’t give talks about being a woman in tech
You can now find it at /posts/2016/why-i-wont-talk-about-being-a-woman-in-tech-and-neither-should-you/ . If you don't do anything, you'll be redirected automatically (if your browser supports that).
Employee #1: Amazon
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All the best advice we could find on how to get a job
We've read a lot of job-hunting advice. Most of it is useless. Here's what we've found actually works — starting with why job boards are a last resort.
On asking job candidates to code
At DigitalOcean, we are making some changes to the recruitment process of back-end developers. We simplified the job description and the interview process, and added a step that asks the candidate ...
Happy people don’t leave jobs they love
Resignations happen in a moment, and it’s not when you declare, “I’m resigning.” The moment happened a long time ago when you received a random email from a goo
My Google Internship
Musings on navigating the tech bubble with philosophy and self-improvement.
Curing Our Slack Addiction
Expert articles, security news, product updates, guides, and research from 1Password on password management, privacy, and digital security.
Funding Django is not an act of charity, it's an investment
Posted by Daniele Procida, Adrienne Lowe on Feb. 4, 2016
Our Handbook is open source: here's why
In this post we’re explaining the reasons why having an open source Handbook works for us and how it can help you.
When to join a startup
<p>Something has changed in the last few years which has made an increasing number of people want to join startups. It seemed to start around ...
We're ditching the office completely
Last week we closed down Buffer's only physical office. We're now fully, truly remote. Here are the reasons why.
Blue. No, Yellow
What language was used to write the very first programs for the very first stored-program computer?
Employee 1: Yahoo
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Ten years on LinkedIn
I just noticed on my LinkedIn account page that I’ve been a member of LinkedIn since February 28, 2006. This is almost exactly 10 years ago, and back when it was invite-only. I figured this is a nice time to reflect on the giant heap of trash it has become.
Salary transparency at Stack Overflow
We believe (and developers tell us ) that job seekers should be empowered with as much information as possible when looking for a job – especially salary. So we ran an experiment on Stack Overflow Jobs to see if the evidence would support it. Remarkably, we learned that job listings which include a salary range got…
We Only Hire the Best
How many times have you heard a company claim that they only hire the best? The top of the top. The crème de la crème. Most of them, by sheer necessity of math, are delusional. There just aren’t th…
Employee #1: Dropbox
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