Beyond the Bugs
Mark RabeyCalling out corporate dysfunction in tech while offering practical frameworks for engineering managers who want to lead without the bullshit.
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AI Burnout: When “AI All the Things” Becomes a Cult
Most of the hype cycle around AI is framed like a productivity miracle: fewer boring tasks, more time for the good stuff, the future arriving politely at your doorstep.
In practice, it’s been more like this:
- Everyone is expected to pr...
Interviews Don’t Measure the Thing You Think They Do
Interviews do not measure “skill”. They measure how calm you can stay while someone watches you do an unnatural task in a timed environment, with stakes, judgement, and a faint smell of ego.
Which is a useful thing to measure if the job is...
When Strategy Is Just Hope in a Slide Deck
Look, I love a good strategy. I love a crisp narrative, a bold direction, a “north star”, and a slide deck with just enough confidence to make everyone forget we are guessing.
What I do not love is when “strategy” is just a long-winded way...
Stop Worrying About AI and Start Worrying About Your Boss
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
I’m not here to tell you AI is going to steal your job. I’m also not here to sell you some bullshit about how AI is just a tool and everything will be fine if you “adapt” and “upskill.” The truth is messi...
Optimization Brain Rot
Optimization brain rot is what happens when a team learns to measure everything except whether the work is actually working.
It is not “being data-driven”. It is being metric-driven in the way a raccoon is driven by shiny objects. You end...
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Hi, I'm Mark, Software Engineering Manager. Over a decade in web dev and management, I lead teams, craft solutions, and foster growth.
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