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Apr 4, 20266 min read

Your 100-Day Plan Dies on Day 12

Write the 100-day plan anyway. The three classic new-EM faceplants, why month one is for mapping the local balagan instead of fixing it, and the quiet Flink timezone bug that erased events during a pre-Black-Friday code freeze.

engineering management
new job
leadership

Mar 30, 20262 min read

Day One as the New EM (And the Three Ways You'll Embarrass Yourself)

Day one in a new company is a reset button. The logistics, the watching, and the classic rookie faceplants.

new job
engineering management
leadership