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You’re allowed to complain. Then you have to move.

August 7, 2026

Complaining has a place in life and in community. We don’t want to fall into the trap of performing our best selves all the time. We want to be able to say, “This is hard,” and have someone hear us....

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AI Career

The Invisible Load: How AI Workflows Can Replace Your Team's 'Glue Person'

November 6, 2025

Every team has one, and, tbh, a lot of relationships have one. The person who remembers. For teams, it might be the person who remembers to update the changelog. Who posts the weekly standup summary. Who follows up on that...

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Personal Career

Taking Time to Breathe: A New Chapter Begins

June 10, 2025

As of June 1st, I’m no longer with the Linux Foundation. While I’ll share more details about this transition in a future post, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what comes next.

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Career Opinion

Breaking Bottlenecks: How Organizations Build Systems of Balanced Reciprocity

May 19, 2025

In this third post of my series on giving and taking, we explore how to design systems that prevent burnout, distribute contributions, and transform individual reciprocity intelligence into organizational strength.

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Career Opinion

Reciprocity Intelligence: A Core Skill for Modern Work

April 15, 2025

In this second post of my series on giving and taking, I explore why reciprocity intelligence—the ability to navigate giving and receiving effectively—isn’t just nice to have anymore. If you missed the first post, start here.

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Career Opinion

The Giving-Resilience Balance: Beyond Givers and Takers

April 8, 2025

In today’s workplace, we need both a culture of contribution and the personal strength to thrive independently.

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Career Personal Tips

Five Lessons for Five Years in Tech

November 8, 2024

July marked my fifth year in tech.That’s half a decade in a career I never imagined myself in. I came into tech via trauma, so it’s always hard to answer the question about where I want to go next. But...

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