Many people and companies are moving out of California right now. For example, Tesla, Oracle, HP, Palantir, and others are moving headquarters to other locations (mostly Texas), as are many tech workers. Reasons for the migration include high state income… Continue Reading →
I recently switched jobs from Amazon to Google. I’m still in the Bay area right now, but in a couple of weeks I’ll be relocating to Seattle. I had been at Amazon in Sunnyvale for nearly 5 years and was… Continue Reading →
Larry Swanson, a UX content strategist, runs a podcast called Content Strategy Insights. Larry recently interviewed me a few weeks ago about various topics related to API documentation. Source: I’d Rather Be Writing Feed
A couple of years ago, I was chatting with a local tech writer at a WTD meetup, and he mentioned that while he enjoys my posts on tech comm, he wished I would post more about biking in the area…. Continue Reading →
Several takeaways to fix the low-value / layoff issue with tech comm is to focus on strategic projects, limit your scope, and be more visible with the documentation you’re creating. (Note: This post is divided up into six parts —… Continue Reading →
Darnell Clarke explains several reasons why employees find themselves on a layoff list. Some of the reasons include not being strategic, not being interpersonal (staying in the shadows), and not having a sponsor. (Note: This post is divided up into… Continue Reading →
Jonathon Colman presents an interesting solution to the over-allocation problem for content designers by reducing their project load to just 1-2 projects so that content designers can immerse more deeply and play a hybrid content/product designer role on teams. (Note:… Continue Reading →
A prominent factor in the low-value equation for tech comm in many companies might be the company’s organization model — whether the tech comm group is centralized, decentralized, or distributed. (Note: This post is divided up into six parts —… Continue Reading →
Even though we were all laid off at the same time, each of my colleague’s has a unique story about their layoff, the reasons for it, and how they steered their career in different directions afterwards. (Note: This post is… Continue Reading →
We recently moved about a mile away to a larger house (still renting, not owning), and this house has an office. I was initially excited about working in the office, and I still am, but I’ve come to realize some… Continue Reading →
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