Let's commiserate on all things broken, and envision a new future

Worker solidarity, career planning, & the enshittification of LinkedIn

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Amy Santee
September 18, 2024

In this issue:

  • New episode of What is Wrong With Hiring

  • 4-Week Career Clarity Lab from Roberta Dombrowski

  • What I’ve been thinking about lately: Worker solidarity, the enshittification of LinkedIn, and podcasts for self-employment

  • The UX Team of One 2nd Edition from Rosenfeld Media

  • Links you’ll love from Nikki Anderson, Lex Roman, and Gregg Bernstein

  • End of summer sale—40% off job search strategy tools!

Kimone Napier, a Black woman with medium length brown hair, a leopard print blouse, red lipstick, long earrings, and a smile!

Why is the tech job market still so bad? Why are the mass layoffs still happening? Why is hiring so broken, and whose fault is it?

If you’re a job seeker, hiring manager, or recruiter looking for some commiseration during this defeating and demoralizing time, tune in to the latest episode of What is Wrong With Hiring for my conversation with recruiter and founder of Hire Breakthrough, Kimone Napier. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Struggling to figure out your next career move? You need Roberta's 4-week career accelerator, Career Clarity Lab. In just 4 weeks, you'll get: a clear understanding of your "special sauce", a well defined 2-3 year career vision, strategies to befriend the inner voice that's holding you back, and a supportive network of peers. Grab your ticket for her program kicking off on 10/15. (Use EARLYBIRD for 10% off!)

Lately I’ve been thinking about…

Image of front cover of User Experience Team of One by Leah Buley and Joe Natoli

This classic from Rosenfeld Media is a staple for any UXer’s shelf, including my own! Joe Natoli’s comprehensive 2nd edition addresses the ongoing challenges of creating good user experiences and meet business goals for a new era of product development.

Thanks for reading!

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Stay true to yourself,
Amy

P.S. Want to explore working with me on your UX job search, career goals, and workplace challenges? Check out my offerings, or reply to this email and let me know what I can help with! ✨

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