Trusting Colleagues at Work? Balancing Company Mission + Personal Goals: Simo Tchokni - Part 2

Glowing in Tech

Simo shares the career challenges he has faced as a software engineer at Google and Memrise.

We cover: The Politics of Tech: Engineering Perspectives, The Tricky Balance of Engineering and Product Management, When Leadership Deprioritizes Your Work, The Struggle of Feeling Like a Tool in Tech, Agency and Input in Engineering: Finding the Balance, The Importance of Understanding Customer Problems in Tech, Engineering Preferences: Clear Definitions or Input on Building?

She discusses the difficulties of decision-making within a company and how it can affect an engineer's work. Simo explains the feeling of uncertainty when priorities change and decisions are made without a clear understanding of the reasoning behind them. Finally, he introduces the "tech tea" segment where he will be discussing a controversial topic in the tech industry.

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:00:46] Decision making in tech.

[00:04:45] Growth and onboarding strategy.

[00:08:31] User experience for engineers.

[00:12:08] Overhyped tech culture.

[00:15:06] Passion for company mission.

[00:18:12] Workplace dynamics.

[00:22:31] Fun virtual meeting features.

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