I want to be Stewart Lee, this is why: https://youtu.be/2VLww6mmkQg?si=ECaZ3RDVzxustrWe

#comedy #standups

This month on the #BookmarkBeat 🥁 I compare standups to a good workout. Specifically how standups create mini moments of vulnerability to make it easier to be in situations where an issue is urgent and communication needs to happen more quickly.

https://bookmarkbeat.substack.com/p/bookmark-beat-ep-21

#Design #Newsletters #Agile #Standups

#Agile and #Scrum ought to have been dropped from #SoftwareEngineering by now 😒:

“Some Thoughts As I Sit Here In Another Standup”, Lloyd Atkinson (https://www.lloydatkinson.net/posts/2024/some-thoughts-as-i-sit-here-in-another-standup/).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40557347

#Work #Charlatan #SnakeOil #MicroManagement #WOMBAT #StandUps

A guide to #SoftwareDeveloper #job advertisements: (1/2)

• “work on cutting-edge technology”: Do what everyone else is doing
• “a fast-paced environment”: Your job will be constantly firefighting
• “must be a team player”: Must not question authority
• “able to work with minimal supervision”: You’ll be the one we blame when something goes wrong
• “an #Agile team”: We have daily #StandUps
• “a market leader”: Recently started making a profit