The Dude

The Dude turned off all notifications from #linkedin, and his email has been thankful. But a recent visit for a separate reason to LI clues in that LI has become as much of a cesspool as other social media

Being one of the mythical FAANG companies is great, until it isn't. Netflix is feeling some pain as their subscriptions decline, missing analysts expectation.

New opportunites arise all the time, but as you get older, you get wiser. Asking what success means when you are being pitched a role or responsibility shift can reduce heartburn

Late career product management is stressful. People want to know why you are still doing it. Something must be wrong to not want to advance.

The leaders of the Dude's company generously are granting paid days off as part of the Covid response, and entitled pricks immediately bitch that it isn't more convenient for them.

Was it all a mistake? Is product management worth the headaches, the heart attack, the stent, the other drains on life's precious bodily fluids?

I guess it was inevitable that fake receipt generators would exist in the wild. But who the fuck would risk their jobs cheating this way? Certainly not Product Management

Spend any significant length of time in Corporate America, and you will see some callous treatment of the workforce. Don't be shocked.

One symptom of an organization in trouble is consistent executive churn. Can you recover from this? How can you benefit from the opportunities this affords? Read on...