Ale Paredes
ale7714.bsky.social
Ale Paredes
@ale7714.bsky.social
🇻🇪 she/her • Engineering • Cofounder @latinas_tech NYC
When I learned that this was an option and my doctor at the time did not offer it I felt so betrayed like why would you let me go through unnecessary pain that way. Obviously, I changed doctors.
December 12, 2024 at 4:55 PM
It’s a bit shocking to me how even executives on the most technical companies miss the point of what the job is so badly.
December 6, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Naro giving a friend to his AI friend is a galaxy mind move lol. What a good read.
December 5, 2024 at 3:23 AM
And using Reddit anecdotes to diagnose workplace culture? That’s a chef’s kiss moment of confirmation bias. So excuse my skepticism—this narrative isn’t just weak; it’s missing the point.

6/6
December 4, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Lean, collaborative, flexible teams solve problems faster. But they don’t fit neatly into performance review spreadsheets. Without a way to reward cross-functional work, cultures default to silos and empire-building. Parkinson’s Law of Triviality in action.

5/6
December 4, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Instead, the fallout is reframed as a failure of employees. Conveniently ignored? The systemic incentives that rewarded overgrowth in the first place. Leaders played the game the system set up—and the system cheered them on.

4/6
December 4, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Not long ago, the industry praised leaders for “hypergrowing” companies through aggressive hiring. We didn’t call it short-termism; we called it thought leadership. Thanks to institutional isomorphism, everyone followed suit. Accountability for the thought leaders? Nope.

3/6
December 4, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Empires aren’t built by accident—they're incentivized. When headcount and scope are the primary metrics of leadership success, leaders naturally prioritize them. The system rewards it, and people respond accordingly. It's not rocket science; it's human behavior.

2/6
December 4, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Me seating at the table waiting for the waiter to come and ask for my order so I’m pressured into making a decision despite having an ample window to make the decision in advance 🤡
November 30, 2024 at 9:27 PM