Software delivery executive. 2x author. 2x podcast host. 2x agency founder. Former web dev. Former product-startup founder. Dad to 2 humans & 2 cats.
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Hey friends. Quick update:
- I'm happier than I've been in 10 years.
- I'm healthier than I've been in 10 years.
- My career is better than it's been in 10 years.
It's been a while. I hope you're all doing better than ever, yourselves.
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@andrey_butov is the real deal. If you're in need, don't overlook him!
Just completed a project for a client and have some availability coming up. If anyone is looking for an experienced iOS/Android developer (17+ years), my DMs are open. RTs appreciated!
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I did NOT have "seriously questioning whether there's still a place for me in the tech industry" on my 2024 bingo card, but...here we are. 🤔
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My fellow Chris is on to something here. Personally, I'm damn good company for me. Always have been.
That said, I do have lonely moments in which the company of others is nourishing. It's all about having the emotional literacy to know what I need in the moment.
It is said, if you’re comfortable being alone you can never be lonely.
As an introvert I enjoy quiet, alone time, watching a movie or reading a book. Or just being silent.
But I also like spending time with people I care about.
Long time since I’ve felt lonely.
Thoughts?
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I was laid off in early November, just before the holidays. Tough timing for a job hunt, right?
I've spent the last 10 weeks diligently applying for jobs & making new connections.
It's time to humble myself & ask for help.
Here's the help I ask of you, dear reader:
I'm solidly in Class 2, but only if the restaurant in question is Sizzler.
I occasionally get to hang around people with real wealth, and those on their way to real wealth. I've notice there is a rising scale of how wealth is experienced. As your income gains more zeros, you ascend through this scale.
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I'm available!
TL;DR: I lead technical Project and Engineering teams.
For more about me, what I do, and how I work, visit christopherhawkins.com
Retweets appreciated.
#projectmanagement #softwaredevelopment
#leadership
I sure hope my posts over the years have contributed something to someone, along the way. It's so hard to know. 🤔
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As usual, my fellow Chris is spot-on. It's crucial to normalize asking for money for your services.
Making money is not the only thing, but without it, you don't get to play another day.
The point of the game is to play it for as long as possible.
Let's not feel ashamed to ask for it, talk about it, and receive it.
Each $1 is a thank you note for a job well done.
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This, 100%. Project management is way more fascinating to me than coding ever was.
Managing the project managers is even better.
Managing an entire business unit is even more fascinating than *that*.
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Previous job: CEOs held an 8pm emergency call on Memorial Day to lay off ("furlough") all 900 of us & tell us our paychecks were going to bounce. End of call.
Evidence of the company (allegedly) being a criminal enterprise began to come out in the press shortly thereafter.
what’s the craziest drama you’ve had on a job? my assistant manager got called the N word by 2 employees, both of them older white ladies 💀
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Not only this, but self-taught web developers of a certain age were *really* ice-skating uphill for a while there, against prevailing opinions ("web dev isn't real software dev"), plus a lack of ecosystems, mentors, and mature hosting & integration options.
It was wild.
Taught myself enough HTML/CSS/JS, and PHP (and Perl scripts, remember cgi-bin??) between 12 and 16 to make a bit of money from local small businesses building websites.
I remember looking at every college program I could find, realizing that none of them taught anything remotely modern.
This was in 2003. How much has changed in 20 years?
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Let me be clear: the only #GameOfThrones spin-off I want to see is Arya Stark & her crew having adventures on the far side of the Sunset Sea.
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Hey, @FresnoBee, you copied an article from @MilesSebesta without his consent, or so much as a backlink! And you paywalled it!
Haven't @BitwiseInd employees had enough taken from them lately?
Make good with @MilesSebesta!
Original article: linkedin.com/posts/milessebe…
THIS. I started a remote-first company in 2003, when the idea was considered ridiculous, and ran it for 15 years.
I'll double down on Robs' comment by saying, if you can't make remote-first work, it's because you don't WANT it to work, as a leader.
Some of the best SaaS companies on the planet have been remote-first since way before the pandemic.
CrowdStrike and Datadog come to mind.
Automattic (WordPress) and Gitlab aren’t too shabby either.
If you can’t make remote-first work it’s a management DNA and hiring problem.
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I hope you're all picking up what y pal @JoshDoody is putting down.
“You’re not really getting equity in the company because you impact the company; you’re getting equity because it’s another way for them to generate “cash flow” of some kind or comp, that isn’t dollars coming off the books.” — @JoshDoody
🎧: buff.ly/3NhpvMh
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