Archive for Work
This week at work was our annual mini-conference for tech writers from all across the company, called Burning Pen. It’s usually one of the high points of my work year, mostly because it’s really nice to get to hang out with colleagues who I like but don’t see often enough. The talks are often good […]
Today was complicated. (Wrote this post late Wednesday night, posted it Thursday morning. In this post, today means Wednesday.) On the one hand, I was super anxious. Higher anxiety levels than I’ve had in a long time. I wouldn’t call it a panic attack exactly, but very very stressful. On the other hand—partly because of […]
As of today, I’ve been employed by Google for fifteen years. As I’ve written on past anniversaries, I had never previously stayed at any one company for more than five years. And when I started at Google, it wasn’t a very good fit. (For example, at the time, I liked to refer to the company […]
The long-planned official blog post about the editorial style guide that I own/maintain at work has finally gone live, as...
(Sumana pointed out recently that I've been remiss in updating this blog lately. I'll try and post a catchup entry...
I recently remembered something that happened when I was being interviewed for my current job, back in 2004: I think...
My company doesn't have sabbaticals per se any more, but they do allow people to take extended unpaid leave, with...
Woke up at 5 this morning, from an anxiety dream in which Arthur was chastising me for not having finished...
Note to people applying for jobs: It's probably not a good idea to say, in your cover letter or resume,...
Pro: Am in Hawaiʻi. Con: My suitcase didn't arrive on my flight, and the airline person wasn't even a little...
I meant to write a bunch of long-delayed blog entries while on vacation last week, but it somehow never happened,...
Ten years ago today, I started working at my current job. I had never stayed at one company for more...