054: How to Manage Your Tech Career With Kids

Parent Driven Development Episode 054: How to Manage Your Tech Career With Kids 01:17 How do personal priorities and desired job circumstances change? Flexibility + time off Managing parents during emergencies Building resilience within a company 08:18 Chaos monkey Applying the method to people Setting quality expectations that everyone agrees on 10:45 Benefits are important Healthcare, dental care, infertility, adoption, etc… 12:46 Perceiving direct reports from a manager perspective about what parents really care about Salary should fit one's needs, they aren’t worried if their kids need braces What employees care about matters! Managers syncing up for 1:1 calls is essential Standing meetings 17:30 Time management Planning interruptions as a parent Coding flow Essential reminders Working nights and weekends by choice 27:57 Genius / fail moments Chris Arcand hacked his three-year-old sleep with a soothing sound bath #genius Chris Sexton’s son is a Scout and had to tackle the virtual retreat by sleeping in the yard for one week to mimic the real thing. Quarantine win #genius How can I support the podcast? Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at [email protected]. Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com. Support us via Patreon and get access to our our Slack Community! Panel Chris Arcand Chris Sexton