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Tokenmaxxing
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Amazon employees are creating bogus AI work to inflate their usage scores, and they’ve got a name for it: Tokenmaxxing.
The Financial Times reported two days ago that staff are using an internal tool called MeshClaw to autom...
Should You Accept a 60-Hour Work Week?
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Nina and Javier talk about something that keeps coming up in job postings and recruiter calls: the demand to work 60 to 70 hours a week.
Why is this happening? Why does it make zero sense? And more practically, how do you ha...
Join us for another free "Growing Your Career" Open Door Event
Nina and Javier are hosting another Open Door UX event!
These are free sessions, aimed at supporting UXers worldwide in their career.
Open Door: Growing Your Career
Join us for a relaxed and interactive session focused on career growth!...
774 UX Jobs Added - 8. May 2026
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Dropping another 774 UX Jobs to lighten up your day!
Check out a random set of positions here:
Design roles
- Staff UX Designer, Airbnb, US, https://t.ly/jFHg8
- Sr Product Designer, Procore Technologies, US, remote,...
The Visionaries Were Wrong. You're Going to Be Fine.
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“Don’t say I didn’t warn you”
Every time I read this on LinkedIn, something dies inside me.
I work with a lot of professionals going through career transitions. And one thing I keep seeing is people paralyzed by posts like...
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UX Director Javier Bargas-Avila, 20+ yrs exp. Built Google research teams (YouTube, Cloud, Ads, Play). Founded Astrolabium (UX coaching). Passionate about UX, team growth, and mentorship. 30+ publications, 150+ talks, lectures at Universities.
User research lead and Tech career coach
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