Why I'll always help a competitor (and why that's not weird)
Why helping competitors isn't weird in the Mac Admin community. On collaboration, friendship, and why we share configs across company lines.
Why helping competitors isn't weird in the Mac Admin community. On collaboration, friendship, and why we share configs across company lines.
I've spent most of my career trying to stay out of political discussions in professional spaces. Not because I don't have opinions, but because in tech communities, we've generally agreed that keeping our professional spaces focused on the work creates room for everyone. That's still true. This isn't about that.
Moving from management to individual contributor isn't a demotion or a step backward. It's a deliberate choice to align your work with what you actually want to do.
After one month at Fleet Device Management, here's what I've learned about remote work, open-source product development, and building something that matters.
Can you build a healthy company culture within a capitalist system that fundamentally rewards the opposite? Maybe. But only if you're willing to accept that the contradictions are features, not bugs.
Starting at Fleet Device Management: First impressions of remote work, open-source development, and a company that actually practices what it preaches about transparency and empathy.