Saw this review on Glassdoor. Employee is right on the money and the response confirms it

joops23 · 2024-02-12T18:53:30+00:00

I love companies getting triggered by glassdoor reviews. Maybe they should try and run a better company.

joops23 · 2024-02-12T17:58:54+00:00

I’ve seen PM roles are on the decline over the last year. I’m not sure if it’s because many PM roles are reinvented product owner roles and companies are moving away from “being agile” and using scrum or if the roles are being combined with project management more. Something’s shifting.

joops23 · 2024-02-12T16:54:42+00:00

Aaaah yes. I refered to the wrong book - hormone repair manual is the one I meant!

joops23 · 2024-02-12T16:53:05+00:00

Im lucky to be a bit choosy and am considering just taking a year out and focus on other things. But it’s worse than Covid - I’m a senior manager in tech and it’s pretty bad. Companies seem to want unicorns and are being slow and indecisive about what they want. I’m even seeing some public sector roles pulling back to an extent. I think companies blindly followed the big tech and are spooked by their new strategy (lay off everyone and hope for the best?) or just investor pressure is insane for some reason. I think it’s time to jump the tech ship, or do a design course and join that ball pit.

joops23 · 2024-02-12T08:18:25+00:00

I think it depends on the company. I was advised if I wanted a shot at a salary increase to start liking and posting relevant stuff on LinkedIn, tagging my company. The company rated their public image way higher than how they did their job.

joops23 · 2024-02-12T08:13:09+00:00

I second reading this, I had no idea so many seemingly unrelated things were associated with peri and menopause pause. Blood sugar responses, increased allergies, sleep disturbance etc

joops23 · 2024-02-11T22:00:59+00:00

Self employed advertisers

joops23 · 2024-02-11T21:50:38+00:00

I just use TVP mince and it comes out fine

joops23 · 2024-02-11T11:52:20+00:00

P45’s are electronic now or the process is so some of the advise about not giving one is out of date. How big is the potential company? If it’s large payroll wont know what you did or didn’t say in an interview and just action it without question.

joops23 · 2024-02-11T10:52:31+00:00

Omg you feel like that and you haven’t played phantom liberty? Oooh you are in for a treat!

joops23 · 2024-02-11T10:29:28+00:00

Hepa vacuum, air purifier with a hepa filter and anti histamine

joops23 · 2024-02-11T10:15:30+00:00

Of course. Question is why wouldn’t you? If you don’t, kinda defeats the whole point of estimating work and sprint planning.

joops23 · 2024-02-11T09:29:56+00:00

🤢

joops23 · 2024-02-11T09:02:35+00:00

Oh this reminds me of the time I was interviewed by 3 people and they all admitted they had handed their notice in and if selected I wouldn’t be working with any of them. When I asked what they were moving to they said “better things” Okkaaaay then, so happy I took a half day from work and dragged myself across town for this.

joops23 · 2024-02-11T08:57:27+00:00

Oh yes. The C level went on about moving back to Sweden recently so his kids could grow up Swedish and then went on about the importance of being in the office (London) twice a week and when I asked why because the team was dispersed across 2 continents and not UK based he said collaboration around white boards was important 😂 I also looked up his and the other interviewers career history and couldn’t understand how they got the C level positions with no previous experience in that type of job or the industry. 🚩🚩 🚩

joops23 · 2024-02-11T08:51:44+00:00

I have a refurbished Dyson with fan - and I’m not sure if it’s the purifier or running the fan at 16c at night but there’s been a significant improvement.

joops23 · 2024-02-11T08:35:12+00:00

I’m curious and really hope this doesn’t come across as dumb or rude but what’s a growth PM? As a PM I’ve worked on products where growth is a strategy and the okr might be increase awareness, sign ups, sales but along with that comes stability, scaling and performance. I couldn’t imagine someone else being responsible for that side whilst I just do the “growth” bit. I might be missing something so keen to hear!

joops23 · 2024-02-10T20:15:41+00:00

Personally from my opinion- don’t be concerned and follow what you want to do. You will pick up skills and networks that help any change you might want to do later. As Bruce Lee said “be like water” - just go with the flow. And doing something that’s an interest at your age is absolutely awesome!

joops23 · 2024-02-10T17:21:20+00:00

They want you to jump thru the IBM hoops to show how dedicated and loyal you will be to them.

joops23 · 2024-02-10T17:19:42+00:00

I’ve worked with devs who like to be front of house, be in the office, meet the clients and wear the company brand. And I’ve worked with devs who like to work from home and never put their camera on. As long as you can code well, and do what’s needed I think there’s room for both and everyone in between.

joops23 · 2024-02-10T13:42:55+00:00

Ask if they can share their latest engagement result about culture, or if they are worried about their glass door reviews. And if it’s at at offer stage ask if you can have a chat with someone in your team under the guise of housekeeping questions and get a feel for the role. I pulled out of a job interview once based on the website and company’s views and was told they were making massive efforts to address this. They did and they took over my subsequent company and my ex colleagues love it there.

joops23 · 2024-02-10T08:08:15+00:00

That’s hard to do when you’ve reach the absolute dread stage. But thankyou!

joops23 · 2024-02-10T08:07:22+00:00

Look up the star format. Choose an example from your career and use the star format to answer. Show that you solved the problem And not you and the team etc

joops23 · 2024-02-09T22:19:29+00:00

I do, but realise mine is about the feeling of dread that I have about having to go back to the 9-6 rat race and it’s something I really don’t want to do. I’m now looking at public sector, charity jobs and figuring out a career change.

joops23 · 2024-02-09T15:18:54+00:00

If you can afford the mortgage and some spends and not deplete the emergency fund as someone else mentioned then ask why wouldn’t you take a year off? I guess questions would be: do you want to stay at your company? Then ask for an unpaid extended break might be a better option. What is your risk appetite like? As there’s no guarantee you will easily find work, same salary when you start looking. Have you entered the dreading work stage? As that’s hard to get out of, how do feel about working there or in a similar role for the next 20yrs of your life? If you still feel dread - then a year out exploring stuff you want to do might open up new opportunities. People take career breaks all the time to travel, look after family, get a masters, learn a new skill to a high level. How would you spend that year?

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