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            <title><![CDATA[23Q2 Thoughts or "about handling (too) many projects"]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five weeks into a position search]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Keep coding]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lessons from a layoff]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moving back to an IC position]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New company - week 1. Onboarding, first contacts, and side actions]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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