Fourth anniversary! When I started at GitLab, I was wondering if I’d be here for 2 years, let alone 4 and counting. If you haven’t read it yet, I recommend reading the reflection on the first half of my fourth year though it’s not necessary to know what I’ve been up to during the last 6 months specifically, which is covered here. Continue reading “Reflection: Second half of my fourth year at GitLab and becoming Staff”
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Years 2016-2021 Blog Stats and some thoughts
I realized that I haven’t posted annual blog stats since WordPress stopped doing the reports back in 2015, so here’s a short post on the summary and some thoughts on the trends. Continue reading “Years 2016-2021 Blog Stats and some thoughts”
Another Letter of Thanks
I recently refound my letter of thanks from 2016, and I thought 6 years meant it was long past due for another. Similar to the first one, I have thanked a lot of the people mentioned before, but putting it together in a single “letter” allows me to reflect on how their combined support helped me get to where I am today. Continue reading “Another Letter of Thanks”
Reflection: First half of my fourth year at GitLab and getting more involved
Normally, I post a reflection once a year, but so much has happened during the fourth year already that I felt the need to split it up into two and write about the first 6 months of my fourth year to make sure the reflection didn’t get too long.
If you’re a first time reader, I recommend reading at least the previous reflection post about my third year at GitLab for more context. Continue reading “Reflection: First half of my fourth year at GitLab and getting more involved”
Reflection on my CEO shadow rotation at GitLab
I spent 2 weeks being a CEO shadow at GitLab, and thought I’d reflect a bit on my experience. If you’d like a more thorough write up, check out Darren Murph’s takeaways and lessons learned blog post, or check out the CEO Shadow YouTube playlist. Continue reading “Reflection on my CEO shadow rotation at GitLab”