Timothy Whalin 👊
@TimothyWhalin
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UX Designer working at Google. Accessibility advocate, wine-lover, uke player, and foodie-wannabe.
Seattle, WA
Joined June 2010
Dealing with anxiety during a season of uncertainty on Tim Whalin's Newsletter
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@austingovella Hah thanks. Had some issues with trademark cuz it includes MSN in the url name lol. Managed to get around it 😅
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Learnings from year one at Google on Tim Whalin's Newsletter
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@AnitaB_org #GHC22 has to be one of the worst tech conferences. Sessions fill up more than 30 minutes before and only 10% of people who want to attend a session can. You’re not catering to people who paid $1300. It seems you oversold and care more about $$$ than attendee value 🤬
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@elonmusk Tesla request: More granular windshield speeds for auto control. 4 speeds is arcaic to cars with shifting speeds. Sometimes 3 is still slow but 4 is too fast. Dynamic speed should have more than 4 levels to map to.
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@SnoqualmiePass @Howdyfriendz @JJj57056954 @alexblanck I think this is even less helpful. But we’re at least crawling on the highway vs how we didn’t move for 30 minutes. Is one lane open?
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Everyone wants to be rewarded and acknowledged for their hard work. Promotions are one of the most rewarding ways this happens. Yet, it can also be tremendous pressure, stress, and an emotional rollercoaster. This week, I shared some mechanics to help:
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@Leonai_art I suspect it's more nuanced than just yes or no. :-) I think it depends whether they have a real need or just a potential concern. If it's a real need (real feature must do XYZ that pattern can't do), then it's worth addressing to avoid fragmenting the system.
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Over my 8 years at Amazon, I was fortunate to be promoted twice. Today, I've shared some of the advice I got along the way that helped me get promoted, an overview of the promotion process at Amazon, and some first steps to evaluate your path to promotion.
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