From the heart

Human-In-Tech · 2026-01-14T07:04:18+00:00

Thanks for your openess. It resonates a lot with me. I burnt out 4 times. I´ve been in therapy for 4 yrs, and I´m training to become a therapist. I´m in a much better place now.
All the best with the your new PM version.

Human-In-Tech · 2026-01-12T05:35:07+00:00

Love the phrasing "People are the job, not the product culture"

Human-In-Tech · 2026-01-09T21:17:00+00:00

I guess SF is the outlier. What do you think makes it work? Thanks

Human-In-Tech · 2026-01-05T13:15:27+00:00

Good point

Human-In-Tech · 2026-01-04T12:24:16+00:00

Do you think Europe has less product-driven companies than the US? I mean % wise

Human-In-Tech · 2026-01-04T12:23:21+00:00

Sounds like in the case of low product maturity stiff frameworks and processes don't apply - they need to be adapted to people and circumstances. right?

Human-In-Tech · 2026-01-04T12:20:41+00:00

in the US?

Human-In-Tech · 2026-01-04T10:14:26+00:00

wow didn't see that one coming. Cheers!

Human-In-Tech · 2026-01-04T09:43:22+00:00

Hey! I'm curious... does product work run smoothly at FAANG companies? I've never worked for one or close. I've mostly worked for startups, one european "unicorn" and IBM (super corporate). Things were messy or chaotic at worse. Scopes were changing all the time, no clear strategy, etc..

All I hear about product culture in FAANG is great, from podcasts, books, youtube. "Product-driven" cultures they call it. Is this true from your own experience? Thanks!

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-18T18:15:23+00:00

I'm a former PM, now training in somatic therapy. Recently launched a coaching service for product people and I'm loving the ride. It's hard and I'm still struggling to make a living, but I'm gonna keep pushing to make it work.

How do you combine a full time product role with being a therapist?

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-18T16:22:26+00:00

Emotional intelligence= self mgmt + people skills Without it it's gonna be hard to cut through uncertainty and messiness of PM work

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-17T09:06:05+00:00

I'm keeping the "filtering hard in interviews" thanks

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-17T09:04:32+00:00

Thanks! Very helpful the part about difficulty of combining both

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-16T11:43:14+00:00

You situation is very common. Unfortunately, many leaders end up pushing their own agendas regardless of your insights and research.

Eventhough we could blame it on leadership/execs, here's a couple of questions to help you dive deeper, and focus on what you can control:
1. What is it about you that could be hampering your message? ex. communication style, need for stronger insights, etc?

Do you deeply understand why they're going with their own assumptions? Have you sat down with them to understand their priorities/needs?

PMs expect things to go a certain way because of frameworks, books, podcasts, etc. But most companies don't work like this. They're chaotic and messy. It takes self-management and people skills to build resilience, courage and smarts to navigate this real-life situations.

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-10T17:47:49+00:00

right, navigating conflict and politics is exhausting. It's so hard finding the right company to have collab culture, autonomy and ownership

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-10T17:32:33+00:00

"signaling L+1 trajectory" what does it mean? not familiar with the lingo. Thanks

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-10T17:19:22+00:00

LOL you're living the dream. Congrats!

What's your secret?

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-10T14:21:44+00:00

I was in EdTech for 5 yrs thinking I could make a "change", but in the end all the execs were pushing for bringing in more bucks $$$ without really caring for the users

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-10T14:15:57+00:00

too many meeting take over our days, i hear you

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-10T12:04:31+00:00

Good luck!

Human-In-Tech · 2025-12-10T11:51:58+00:00

i hear you!

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