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June 6, 2023 24 mins
Simo shares the career challenges he has faced as a software engineer at Google and Memrise. We cover: The Politics of Tech: Engineering Perspectives, The Tricky Balance of Engineering and Product Management, When Leadership Deprioritizes Your Work, The Struggle of Feeling Like a Tool in Tech, Agency and Input in Engineering: Finding the Balance, The Importance of Understanding Customer Problems in Tech, Engineering Preferences: Clear Definitions or Input on Building?   She discusses the difficulties of decision-making within a company and how it can affect an engineer's work. Simo explains the feeling of uncertainty when priorities change and decisions are made without a clear understanding of the reasoning behind them. Finally, he introduces the "tech tea" segment where he will be discussing a controversial topic in the tech industry. [00:00:00] Introduction [00:00:46] Decision making in tech.  [00:04:45] Growth and onboarding strategy.  [00:08:31] User experience for engineers.  [00:12:08] Overhyped tech culture.  [00:15:06] Passion for company mission.  [00:18:12] Workplace dynamics.  [00:22:31] Fun virtual meeting features. Stay up to date by following us on our socials:  LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/glowi... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glowingintech Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glowingintech TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@glowingintech Work with us: https://forms.gle/eLMUST2puKzuA25c7 Check out our sponsors, Makers and follow them on socials: Website: https://www.makers.tech/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makersacademy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/makersacademy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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