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“Jono is the manager every engineer hopes to work for at least once in their career.”
“Jono may be the most talented technologist I've worked with in my long career.”
“Jono has been my greatest professional accelerant. He provided the framework I needed to grow into a technology leader.”
“A natural born leader ... working with Jono was a masterclass in drive with insane depth of knowledge.”
“Jono excels at building teams and solutions from zero to one.”
“Jono propels any team he is a part of.”
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The Laziest Career Advice in Tech
Every time an engineer says 'I want to grow beyond coding,' someone suggests management like it's the default next step. Nobody asks if they're good with people. Nobody asks if they want to lead humans. Nobody mentions that most engineering managers fail in year one because they think managing is just 'not coding anymore.'
That's Not a Compliment. It's a Cage.
A strong engineer asks to try a new team. Explore a different problem. Grow into an adjacent space. Leadership says no. You're too critical. And the engineer hears 'we appreciate you.' What they should hear is 'we've decided your growth doesn't matter as much as our convenience.'
They Feel Like Guilt
Great pay. Smart coworkers. Reasonable hours. Generous PTO. You list all of that and think 'I have no right to feel this way.' But you're still staring at your laptop at 2pm unable to write a single line of code. The 'objectively good job' is the hardest burnout to escape. Because there's nothing obvious to blame.