So this exists. A good friend built the framework, and here we are.
I didn’t make this to Build a Personal Brand or Share my Journey or whatever the algorithm is rewarding this month. I made it because I wanted a place to think out loud about my work that isn’t a job application or a 2am note to myself that I’ll never read again.
So what is this?
Tidbits, mostly the professional kind. What I’m building, what I just finished, the thing I learned the hard way that I’d rather not learn the hard way again. Posts will show up when there’s something to show — usually when a project kicks off or finally limps across the finish line. No schedule, no content calendar. If it goes quiet for a while assume I’m heads-down, not dead.
What it’s not.
It’s not a highlight reel. I’m not going to pretend every project ships clean and every week is a win because Software Engineering doesn’t work like that and you’d see through it anyway. Which brings me to the part most blogs like this quietly skip past.
The honest stuff.
I’m going to write about the job market too. The applications, the silence, the “we decided to move forward with other candidates” form emails, the strange arithmetic of staying motivated while the market does whatever it’s currently doing. Not as a pity tour, just because it’s a real part of professional life right now, and pretending otherwise would make this whole thing kind of pointless.
Where things stand right now.
I’m 6 months in the job hunt with nothing to show for it. The Software Engineering and Sales Engineer markets are saturated. I’m keeping positive I’ll land something at some point and just working on projects and helpful applications that anyone can use.
That’s the pitch — drop in whenever you like. I’ll be over here making things and occasionally complaining about it.