Fabio Cicerchia @ DevPath - Issue #126
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Strip of the Week
Career
Here's the latest version of our Engineering Career Framework
Reading time: 14 mins
Two years ago, we shared the Engineering Career Framework we use at Dropbox. The framework is intended to help our engineers have greater impact in their roles and on their teams. For each role, we outline Core Responsibilities, or CRs—key behaviors that define what impactful work looks like and how to deliver it. We hoped that by providing consistent expectations for each level, we could better help Dropboxers grow in their engineering careers. The framework is now widely used as a reference during interviewing and hiring, performance reviews and calibrations, and the rating and promotion process.
Career path framework for managers: The 5 most important considerations
Reading time: 6 mins
“Do we have a career path framework for managers?” asks one of your newly promoted managers. You knowingly nod: While you don’t have a career path framework for managers yet, it’s something that’s currently on your to-do list or “in the works.” You’re likely the only person who makes up your People Team at the company at the moment (or one of just a few folks on the People Team) – and you’re strapped for time. This is one of many initiatives you have on your never-ending list…
DevOps
Stop Writing Great Runbooks
Reading time: 2 mins
Stop writing great runbooks. Instead, fix your production issues.
When production has an issue, someone gets paged. A common approach to handling pages in production looks like:
* Make sure every page has a clear runbook
* Make sure everyone is trained up on how to run that runbook
Health
Research Proves Your Brain Needs Breaks
Reading time: 11 mins
For many peopleor many people, back-to-back video meetings are a hallmark of the pandemic era. One conversation ends, another begins, and too often there’s no chance to stretch, pour a glass of water, or just clear your head.
In our latest study of brain wave activity, researchers confirmed what many people sense from experience: Back-to-back virtual meetings are stressful. But the research also points to a simple remedy—short breaks.
Management
The Ultimate One-on-One Meeting Guide: Beat the Awkwardness
Reading time: 24 mins
You know that awkward silence in one-on-one meetings, no matter which side you'd been on. You're not sure where to take the discussion in this semi-informal meeting, so you're just suffering in silence.
Don’t worry, it’s not just you.
It’s every engineering manager and engineering leader ever.
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