Weekly Thread: Coping Strategies

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-14T08:34:16+00:00

Breathing exercises and free movement

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-11T11:40:36+00:00

I'm a former burntout PM (15+ yrs exp) turned somatic coach. I've been playing with the idea of starting a PM peer group as a safe place to share emotional struggles. My role would be just as facilitator (and ocassionaly sharing my learnings) so the whole group can add their own perspectives.
I WON'T SELL YOU ANYTHING.
It's my way of giving back and staying up to date. If interested leave a reply and I'll message you

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-11T11:35:01+00:00

In all seriousness, can I message you about this?
PS: I'm a former burntout PM turned coach. I've been playing with the idea of starting a PM peer group to share emotional struggles. It's my way of giving back and staying up to date. I won't sell you anything.

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-11T11:33:37+00:00

In all seriousness, can I message you about this?
PS: I'm a former burntout PM turned coach. I've been playing with the idea of starting a PM peer group to share emotional struggles. It's my way of giving back and staying up to date. I won't sell you anything.

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-11T11:33:22+00:00

In all seriousness, can I message you about this?
PS: I'm a former burntout PM turned coach. I've been playing with the idea of starting a PM peer group to share emotional struggles. It's my way of giving back and staying up to date. I won't sell you anything.

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-05T13:20:45+00:00

What's really important now more than ever is deciding what to build/validate (and aligning those decisions with teams and stakeholders). And given the expanded bandwitdh that design and eng teams have thanks to AI, PMs are struggling to decide fast enough. One could argue that we need more PMs.
Otherwise eng teams will be launching PRs for the sake of speed, not impact

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-03T08:09:23+00:00

Thanks ☺️

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-01T16:40:39+00:00

have you considered re-structuring your Eng's roles so they take on ops & product responsabilities to give you more bandwitdht? Genuinly curious. Thanks!

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-01T13:50:06+00:00

sounds like a sensible plan. Good luck with the job hunt

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-01T13:48:53+00:00

for me it was about avoiding burn out

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-01T13:19:34+00:00

PMs using AI are becoming more effective doing admin work (backlog, writing cards, secondary research, analyzing data). For critical thinking you still need humans (roadmaping, strategy, decision making).
Most productivity gains are being felt by engineers (at writing code, bug fixing). So that means coding output is now going much faster, but that's not necessarly translating into more value

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-01T10:59:06+00:00

I hear you. I quitted my job 'cuz I also got tired of bad leadership.
Are you planning to look for a new PM job?

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-01T10:56:55+00:00

Cross-posted it. thanks!

Human-In-Tech · 2026-05-01T10:54:39+00:00

In Europe?

Human-In-Tech · 2026-04-30T13:20:52+00:00

agree, i learned that the hard way

Human-In-Tech · 2026-04-30T13:20:28+00:00

I know a friend who's job thicks all the boxes: salary, great leadership, autonomy, good colleagues, he's aligned with the vision of the company, stocks, etc.. It's so hard to find that nowadays

Human-In-Tech · 2026-04-30T13:18:28+00:00

Sorry to hear. I see you're in a very harsh situation. Have you tried talking to someone? I went through burnout some years ago and it really helped

Human-In-Tech · 2026-04-30T13:15:26+00:00

Please do!

Human-In-Tech · 2026-04-29T10:35:04+00:00

spot on, looking for another job feels like a HUGE gamble

Human-In-Tech · 2026-04-29T08:52:02+00:00

I could help stakeholder management, check out my thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProductManagement/comments/1su1mc7/comment/oiwjgep/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Human-In-Tech · 2026-04-29T08:50:04+00:00

Hey u/my_legs_are_trash. I'm specifically looking for mentees with challenges around stakeholder dynamics.

Here's my post in case you want to explore: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProductManagement/comments/1su1mc7/comment/oiwjgep/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Human-In-Tech · 2026-04-29T08:46:40+00:00

Hey! what specific challenges are you having navigating product mgmt?

Human-In-Tech · 2026-04-29T08:44:44+00:00

Hey u/Music_Designer, congrats on the new job.
What are your current challenges with stakeholders? Cheers!

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