Senior developer" after 3 years is title laundering
Startups hand out senior titles like candy. The industry pays the price. I have been doing interviews for about a year now, and I cannot escape this p…
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Are you a member of any professional associations?
I am wondering if any lobsters are members of professional organizations / associations such as IEEE, ACM, SIAM, or others. If you are a member, can y…
Reading Log #9 — Aoashi The Tacit Dimension Thinking, Fast and Slow
Putting everything into words isn't honesty. Pride and awe dwell in the realm that can't be told. 1. The dimension of verbalization is different In Ao…
When Vulnerability Becomes Machine-Readable
There is a particular kind of person who treats vulnerability like exposed infrastructure. Not empathy. Not understanding. Not even cruelty in the tra…
The Perimeter Economy
Across the technology sector, disputes involving trade secrets, employee mobility, proprietary tooling, side projects, and independently developed sys…
Beyond Words: The Hidden Messages in Non-Verbal Communication
In the boardroom, your words might seal the deal, but it’s often your body language that opens the door. Research suggests that up to 93% of communica…
My Experience Working at Dr. Homi Bhabha State University, Mumbai
I want to share my experience working at Dr. Homi Bhabha State University (HBSU), Mumbai. For more than a year, I worked extensively on building and i…
Tech Burnout Isn't a Resilience Problem — It's an Organizational Design Failure
A few days ago, Harsh Tiwari published a piece on Dev.to that's worth your time: What Burnout Actually Feels Like (Not What Instagram Tells You) . It …
JTC Office Culture: Why "Kuuki wo Yomu" Is Not Telepathy — A Guide to High-Context Communication and Social Signal Processing
For foreign engineers in Japan, the phrase "Kuuki wo Yomu" (Reading the Air) often feels like unscientific telepathy—an invisible social contract with…
People Problem or a Culture System Problem?
Many companies say people are their greatest asset. Then hire mostly for skills, urgency, and short-term delivery. And later act surprised by friction…