More Than A Paycheck

Join us this week as we answer a few of the top trending questions from the anonymous tech employee Blind app. Hear how we would answer these questions as a friend and how we would answer them as a c…

When we make a mistake or screw something up, we tend to go back and fix it. After all, we want to do a good job. But today we’re talking about why this is actually a problem and slowing you down. Th…

Your brain is the most powerful tool at solving problems. Better than any chatbot, expert, or technology out there. But if you’re not paying attention, your brain will obsess over trying to solve the…

Do you wish you could quit your job but feel stuck? One of the most common reasons we feel stuck and unmotivated is because of the golden handcuffs. Having a high paying job can do this to a person. …

Work can be very stressful. There are deadlines, goals, and so many people we need to work with along the way. It’s a perfect recipe for stress and overwhelm. But when you learn how to deal with the …

This past January I left my job at Amazon after 11.5 years. The average Amazon employee lasts around 2 years (which is typical for a tech company these days). As someone that was promoted multiple ti…

Growing your career happens when you stretch yourself and learn new things. But if you keep growing and stretching without giving yourself daily rest to repairer, you will burnout. Join us this week …

It’s that time of year where we’re all getting our yearly performance review feedback. But what do you do when you get feedback that you don’t agree with. Sometimes it’s feedback that is so surprisin…

To live a well-rounded life, science and data show you need to optimize your sleep, movement, nutrition, sunlight, and relationships. But this can be so hard to do when you’re tired. Not the “I did n…

We’ve all been through some hard things. Layoffs, horrible leaders, reorgs that don’t make sense, and that’s just at work. But what do you do when you find yourself really stuck with this happens. Li…

For the last few years, I kept saying that I just want a break. I’m tired in my bones. Vacations and time off is great but it’s not cutting it anymore. There’s so much going on and so many crazy, big…

If you indirectly manage someone, telling yourself your success depends on their success is a recipe for disaster. Because you also most likely telling yourself you can’t really tell them what to do …

When you find yourself in a work situation where layoffs are coming, your psychological safety goes out the window. You feel like you can’t say no, have to work extra hard and yet are so worried abou…

Gratitude is great, but when you hone the skill of wanting, it amplifies gratitude to the next level. As humans, we want more because we think it will make us happy. Things will be better when we mak…

Many companies are experiencing layoffs in a way most of us have never experienced. When this happens, it throws all psychological safety out the window. But working from content fear of being laid o…

Think back to the last big failure your team had. How did your leadership respond? Changes are, they were quick to point out the wins and focus on getting you back to feeling motivated and inspired a…

At our core we all want to feel seen, heard, and accepted. But when we’re constantly looking for validation externally, it can make us depressed and anxious. Learning how to self-validate is a skill …

At work we’re rewarded for being able to produce more and add more value. At its basic form, corporate is about producing at a high rate to make money. But when we constantly hustle and grind, we’re …

As humans we all worry. But there is never an upside to worry. Planning, preparing, and thinking ahead or great things to do, but worrying about what might happen is a maddening cycle. It just keeps …

Perfectionisum is a defence mechanisum to try and prevent from feeling judged, shame or blame. It's not achieve and is a habbit for so many of us. But if we're not trying to be perfect, does that mea…