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7 Questions to ask the HR Manager

Many at times in an interview especially one that has a lot of stages in it you normally get exhausted midway and the only thing you want is the process to end sooner. …

Hiring

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7 Questions to ask the HR Manager
7 Questions to ask the HR Manager
Hiring

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Oyonde: How I have learned to Deal with a Toxic Boss (Micro-Manager)

Dear developer, my name is Oyonde. Am pretty much sure that by the time you are reading this document you have probably read about me in three series of article that one Jack Siro 🇰🇪 had to pen down with regards to my close shave with toxic work environments. …

Toxic

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Oyonde: How I have learned to Deal with a Toxic Boss (Micro-Manager)
Oyonde: How I have learned to Deal with a Toxic Boss (Micro-Manager)
Toxic

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Jan 22

No longer coding over toxic HR

This article is from 2 developers narrating their experiences in toxic work environments. Developer 1 Getting that DevOps engineer position at Kalix Ltd was not that hard as I thought at first. I had not worked elsewhere as a DevOps before so you can imagine how scared I was when…

Toxic

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No longer coding over toxic HR
No longer coding over toxic HR
Toxic

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Jan 22

At The Mercy of a Toxic Boss: PART 4 of 4

After loosing his job unexpectedly just like any developer, Oyonde ventured into freelancing to make ends meet. …

Toxic

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At The Mercy of a Toxic Boss: PART 4 of 4
At The Mercy of a Toxic Boss: PART 4 of 4
Toxic

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Jan 2

It was Remote, Yet Toxic: Part 2/2

Last week I posted on LinkedIn about the toxic working environment I had just gone through in an Indian tech firm and I promised to write an article on the same too. …

Toxic

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It was Remote, Yet Toxic: Part 2/2
It was Remote, Yet Toxic: Part 2/2
Toxic

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Dec 19, 2022

Dear Senior Dev, Thou Shalt Not Gate Keep

The other day I came across a controversial tweet by Udemy instructor, Frantz Kati. In his tweet that has continued to draw mixed reactions from developers from different levels he claims no one will hire someone with chat apps, weather apps or meme generators in their portfolio. While he…

Software Development

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Dear Senior Dev, Thou Shalt Not Gate Keep
Dear Senior Dev, Thou Shalt Not Gate Keep
Software Development

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Sep 26, 2022

Travelling on the Kenyan SGR with your Bicycle

Ever since I shared about my ride from Nairobi to Mombasa on the 26th June of 2020 and back via the SGR many have been asking how I managed to board SGR with my bike. …

Sgr

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Travelling on the Kenyan SGR with your Bicycle
Travelling on the Kenyan SGR with your Bicycle
Sgr

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Sep 18, 2022

Suicide? No! Giving up should not be an option

A suicide note, by the Tala Girls student who hanged herself, makes me sad! Sad because you can not undo death. It strikes with finality. She was accused of theft, and maybe she thought no one will ever understand her, and would stand accused for the time she spent in…

Suicide

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Suicide? No! Giving up should not be an option
Suicide? No! Giving up should not be an option
Suicide

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Aug 13, 2022

What If Software Developers worked Hard as the Traffic Police

Have you ever wondered what would happen if my fellow software developers worked as hard as the traffic police we meet on our way by the roadside perhaps traveling upcountry or to the city or within the city environs. …

Traffic

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What If Software Developers worked Hard as the Traffic Police
What If Software Developers worked Hard as the Traffic Police
Traffic

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Jun 25, 2022

Kune foods did not fail because “start-ups fail”

We often think seed capital is the answer to any business idea until an eye-opener case like that of Kune Food hits the headlines and goes viral as it has been. …

Kune

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Kune foods did not fail because “start-ups fail”
Kune foods did not fail because “start-ups fail”
Kune

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