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shippo careers temporary pause

Hey friends, I’ve been running shippo careers, including its predecessor, my Google-internal Career Reflection Fridays, for more than 3 years, but as you may have noticed, I’ve recently fallen a bit behind. Due to some recent family events, I’m stepping back from the paid newsletter in 2025.

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Managers: Career Goals Without Promotion

When you manage more senior engineers, there eventually comes a time for an awkward conversation. Do you… actually want the next promotion? It’s an important topic and one that’s a landmine for misinterpretation. A lot of engineers meet the question with another question: “Why wouldn’t I want

TLs: Track switching considerations and getting pushed off technical tracks.

As you move up a ladder, you might experience a weird phenomenon: your “soft” skills start to matter a whole lot more after you spent years proving your technical chops. As more and more of your job becomes coordinating or leading a larger group of people, those technical skills are

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shippo careers temporary pause

Ask Steph: Offer Deadlines

Managers: Career Goals Without Promotion

TLs: Track switching considerations and getting pushed off technical tracks.