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Bruce Epstein's avatar

John - you’ve reminded me about everything I hate about corporate life and why I’ll probably never go back to it.

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George's avatar

Wow, an email newsletter has never made me so depressed so quickly. Too real.

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John Cutler's avatar

There is a silver lining ... it doesn't get worse :) These are bad, but not insurmountable.

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Amit Soni's avatar

Loved the accountability one.

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Karen Ferreira's avatar

"and that unfortunately your individual need to achieve your career goals may not overlap their needs. So don't invest too much emotional toil"

🖐🏼🎤

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Patrik's avatar

I read those conversations with different voices because I have had too many of them before.

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Tom Kerwin's avatar

All of these in one bundle ... is intense!

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Aman Gupta's avatar

What a fantastic read! At DLT, we've always emphasized the importance of empowering Python practitioners to create and manage data pipelines autonomously (as highlighted in our mission statement:

https://dlthub.com/blog/dlthub-mission

Your insights into cross-functional product development resonate deeply with our journey. In particular, the solutions we've crafted to handle messy, unstructured data at DLT directly complement the challenges you highlighted in cross-functional collaboration. It's inspiring to see such a cohesive approach to problem-solving across disciplines. Keep up the excellent work!

Best,

Aman gupta

DLT hub team

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Travis J Bjorklund's avatar

This is a really fun read. You should hire actors (or AI) to read the different parts with funny accents.

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Larissa Schwartz's avatar

I made it to #3 only to ALMOST have one helluva coffee spit take on this lovely Wednesday morning.

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Glen Mailer's avatar

This so very spot on to many conversations I've had over the years, and I'm happy to say I don't recognise them as having taken place at my current job!

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Thomas Stokes's avatar

Bravo, really like the vignette style to explore themes in product

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