Nora Jones
@norabjones.bsky.social
Late to the bluesky party.
Former founder (acq by PagerDuty)
Ex-Netflix, Slack, Walmart
Overall software nerd
Not a singer
Former founder (acq by PagerDuty)
Ex-Netflix, Slack, Walmart
Overall software nerd
Not a singer
Reposted by Nora Jones
Someone recently showed up in my LinkedIn comments, saying this:
"You’re trying to prove you’re one of the ‘good ones’, but you’re only reinforcing that it takes ruthlessness and cunning to succeed."
I think i responded saying something like: "Yeah, honey. It does. 💔"
"You’re trying to prove you’re one of the ‘good ones’, but you’re only reinforcing that it takes ruthlessness and cunning to succeed."
I think i responded saying something like: "Yeah, honey. It does. 💔"
So you've decided you want to lead with integrity! That's cute.
Oh, you're serious? Cool. Just know that it's expensive, lonely, and rarely gets you promoted.
Come meet the idiot archetypes we become while trying to survive in a system that doesn't care.
open.substack.com/pub/jamesjbo...
Oh, you're serious? Cool. Just know that it's expensive, lonely, and rarely gets you promoted.
Come meet the idiot archetypes we become while trying to survive in a system that doesn't care.
open.substack.com/pub/jamesjbo...
A Cautionary Tale For Stupid Idiots Who Think They Can Lead With Integrity
It's a terrible career move, but hey—at least you can sleep at night.
open.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Someone recently showed up in my LinkedIn comments, saying this:
"You’re trying to prove you’re one of the ‘good ones’, but you’re only reinforcing that it takes ruthlessness and cunning to succeed."
I think i responded saying something like: "Yeah, honey. It does. 💔"
"You’re trying to prove you’re one of the ‘good ones’, but you’re only reinforcing that it takes ruthlessness and cunning to succeed."
I think i responded saying something like: "Yeah, honey. It does. 💔"
Whenever I’m stressed, I have a consistent dream that I am back in undergrad and I’ve *just* realized I have a complex combinatorics exam in 8 hours, and I spend my dream panicking and trying to learn the material for the test.
10/10 do not recommend.
10/10 do not recommend.
July 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Whenever I’m stressed, I have a consistent dream that I am back in undergrad and I’ve *just* realized I have a complex combinatorics exam in 8 hours, and I spend my dream panicking and trying to learn the material for the test.
10/10 do not recommend.
10/10 do not recommend.
What’s up, Bluesky?
February 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
What’s up, Bluesky?