Al talks to us about being an infrastructure engineer at GTSI. He walks us through the highs of working on the roof to the lows of his final days.

Credits:

Hosts: Jake & Stephen

Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions

David talks about going from a Fortune 500 company to a Boston-based startup. We discuss the challenges of being the most junior person on the team, management's expectations for "passion" projects, and the joys of ping pong. 

Credits:

Hosts: Jake & Stephen

Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Chris talks about his transition from working at Microsoft to being the first employee at RecruitForce. We discuss Chris’s journey that year and how your expectations for a role can be drastically different than reality. 

Credits:

Hosts: Jake & Stephen

Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Priya talks about switching jobs while on maternity leave.  She shares stories about joining a unicorn, inheriting a team and a welcome lunch that took an unexpected turn.

Credits:

Hosts: Jake & Stephen

Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Carl talks about a growing engineering department, corporate doublespeak and the optimal amount of free boba tea for employees. 

Episode Correction: In the episode you will hear a reference to a rumor that Salesforce employees were having sex in the stairwell of an office building. This is incorrect. The rumor was not about Salesforce employees, it was about Zenefits employees. You can learn more about this scandalous rumor in this Business Insider article: Zenefits had to tell staffers to stop having sex at work. 

Credits:

Hosts: Jake & Stephen

Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Nate talks about exploring different roles at "Goose.io", a people search company.  Could "Goose.io" buck the industry’s worst practices or did they get cooked?

Credits:

Hosts: Jake & Stephen

Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Joe talks about his transition from being an engineer to a data scientist. We'll discuss the challenges of a career change, the tradeoffs of being a team player & the ethics of data collection.  

Credits:

Hosts: Jake & Stephen

Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Lauren talks about her first professional role at a technology company catering to restaurants. In this episode she educates us on bowling party etiquette, when to bluff and when to walk away.

Helpful links for being an ally to women in the workplace: 

• How to (Effectively) Be a Feminist in the Workplace by Jennifer Dziura
• Being a male feminist—like being a white ally—isn’t about making yourself feel better by Leah Fessler
• So, You Want To Be A Male Ally For Gender Equality? (And You Should): Results from a National Survey, and a Few Things You Should Know by Promudo

Credits:

Hosts: Jake & Stephen

Intro Music: Blue Dot Sessions