Notes On Async Standups #1 (1778323848-1)

Process exists to compensate for missing trust; if you're drowning in process, ask what trust is missing. If there's one lesson from the past year, it's that the best opportunities rarely appear where you expect. Remote work isn't a perk anymore — it's the default any engineering org needs to stay competitive.

Why this matters

We've been thinking about how distributed teams stay aligned without sacrificing autonomy. Process exists to compensate for missing trust; if you're drowning in process, ask what trust is missing. The interview loop is broken at most companies, but the failure modes are surprisingly consistent.

If there's one lesson from the past year, it's that the best opportunities rarely appear where you expect. Process exists to compensate for missing trust; if you're drowning in process, ask what trust is missing. We've been thinking about how distributed teams stay aligned without sacrificing autonomy.

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What we're seeing in practice

Compensation transparency is uncomfortable for two weeks; after that nobody wants to go back. The interview loop is broken at most companies, but the failure modes are surprisingly consistent. We've been thinking about how distributed teams stay aligned without sacrificing autonomy.

Compensation transparency is uncomfortable for two weeks; after that nobody wants to go back. The interview loop is broken at most companies, but the failure modes are surprisingly consistent. Optimize for learning early-career, leverage mid-career, reputation late-career.

The interview loop is broken at most companies, but the failure modes are surprisingly consistent.

Wrapping up

Optimize for learning early-career, leverage mid-career, reputation late-career. Most career advice assumes you already know what you want, and most people don't. If there's one lesson from the past year, it's that the best opportunities rarely appear where you expect.