You know that pay gap that our Feminist friends have been battling for decades now? It’s still there. I’m not especially shocked by this revelation. However, what I am a bit shocked about is that contention that the foundation of gender pay disparities rests on a woman’s ability to negotiate salary increases, so much so, [...]
Balancing Act
Lost in work and a running joke In my family, we have a running joke: we tell a certain relative that any family events start an hour before they’re actually slated to begin. He’ll get caught up in work and arrive about an hour after he’s supposed to — our little scheme ensures that he’s [...]
I started CareerCup to solve one part of software engineering interviews: preparation. Candidates who are interviewing with Microsoft, Google, Amazon, or other companies are historically under-prepared and consequently struggle to get hired. This hurts not only the candidates, but companies as well who can’t distinguish between bad candidates and poorly prepared candidates. After launching CareerCup’s [...]
My husband and I are smack-dab in the middle of buying a house. From chasing down the right property to taking off time for the home inspection, the past several weeks have really driven home how differently the two of us handle the details—and I’m pretty sure it’s related to our work. While I run [...]
