Work What is Garden Leave? What is gardening leave? How is it tied to non-compete clauses? Is garden leave the same as being fired? Today I'll be answering these questions. a month ago • 4 min read
Work The Brilliant Jerk Problem at Work What if your worker is too valuable to discipline for toxicity? What if you have to cope with their bad behaviour for the sake of productivity? 3 months ago • 5 min read
Work My Groundwork to Ask for a Promotion The transition from junior developer to senior developer at work entails several bits of groundwork to be laid out far in advance. 4 months ago • 4 min read
Work What is an Individual Contributor? Individual contributors are skilled workers who do not have management responsibilities. Contrary to their name, they can also work in teams. 4 months ago • 4 min read
Work Learning to Interview Someone Lately I've gotten involved in the hiring process at my workplace, and with it comes several lessons. 6 months ago • 3 min read
Work What is an ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)? What if your employer offered you to buy their stock at a discounted price? Would you take it? Why would they offer that? 7 months ago • 4 min read
Work What is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)? ESOPs provide ownership and an incentive for employees to increase profits and share price: the benefits flow right back to them when they cash out. 7 months ago • 5 min read
Work What Is Variable Compensation aka Variable Pay? One form of variable pay, known as a performance bonus, is a tool employers use as an incentive for great performance at work. 7 months ago • 3 min read
Work Starting an Effective One On One Meeting Meeting with your manager 1 on 1 is an opportunity to voice concerns, grow, and build rapport. So how do you start off strong, and make the most of it? 10 months ago • 8 min read
Power Gaining the Power to Say "No" at Work Within the kink realm, I love the probing dance to find those first "no"s that delineate boundaries. Yet in the business world, that same dance may be more fraught with desperate dishonesty. a year ago • 3 min read
