Honest conversations about the psychology of modern work culture
“Do you have children? Are you planning to have any soon?” The interviewer’s voice was casual, like she was asking about my preferred programming language. My pulse quickened. That was the third interview that week where my reproductive plans had somehow become relevant to system architecture. Each time, the question was wrapped in friendliness, tucked …
The Chief Technology Officer leaned back in his chair with corporate confidence. “Our technology is actually in great shape,” he said. From my seat across his glass-topped desk, I pulled up his company’s public-facing documentation — last updated in 2019, full of broken links and outdated processes. I slid my tablet toward him. His confident …