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The Looking Glass: My Identity = My Job

Who tends to think this way? Why is it unhealthy? What are the actual regrets of the dying?

Julie Zhuo
Apr 2, 2021
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Hello friends!

I hope the sun rays feel like smiles on your skin. I hope the spring air fills you with optimism. I hope you can hug your loved ones soon. Here’s the last month of essays-in-the-form-of-twitter-threads.

“My Identity = My Job”

Who tends to think this way? Why is it unhealthy? What are the actual regrets of the dying?

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"You were at one company for nearly 14 years?!?!" Yes, I'd say. Here's why: 1) I loved the people 2) I was continuously challenged and learning 3) The mission spoke to me 4) I felt deep loyalty But there was another big reason that was hard for me to admit then... (1/10)
3:35 PM ∙ Apr 1, 2021
332Likes46Retweets

7 Non-Intuitive Things about Growing your Career

If I had seven tweets to send to a younger version of myself, this would be it.

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Seven incredibly non-intuitive things about growing your career, a thread 👇
4:31 PM ∙ Mar 12, 2021
3,724Likes788Retweets
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The people whose careers you admire and study the most are the ones your own career starts to emulate. This seems like a great thing, until you realize along the way the downsides that come with that kind of career. Every glamour has its price. (1/7)
4:31 PM ∙ Mar 12, 2021
581Likes37Retweets

When and How to Delay a Product Launch

How to think about quality, deadlines, and the art of bringing up news your boss does not want to hear.

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You're in a panic. Your launch date is in a week. Your whole team's credibility is riding on your collective ability to make it happen. Leadership is Eye-of-Sauron-ing this project. There's just one problem. You suspect the product sucks. What do you do? A thread 👇 (1/9)
4:05 PM ∙ Mar 19, 2021
1,739Likes286Retweets

Why Managers Should Learn About Other Functions

And what the manager career path at senior levels becomes.

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Julie Zhuo @joulee
I've participated in too many conversations about the role of design / pm / eng to count. Of course there are differences. But every tech manager role, regardless of discipline, ends up converging at higher levels. What does this mean for you as a manager? Thread below 👇
4:03 PM ∙ Mar 25, 2021
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Warmly,

Julie

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