I Just Want a Dog

Chris Svec (@christophersvec) chatted with us about going from engineer to manager and working from home. 

Chris had many book recommendations (these are affiliate links):

• Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (fiction)

• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink

• The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change by Camille Fournier

• Resilient Management by Lara Hogan

• The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

• Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager by Michael Lopp

• How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Chris is hiring for his team. Check out the iRobot Jobs page or look at the specific jobs he’s hiring for (in Boston, MA): Associate Software Engineer and Principal Software Engineer.

Chris gave a talk to Purdue students about working from home, there is a video and a summary blog post.

An interesting tweet about the difference between working from home and what people are doing now. The Canadian Federal government gave the following advice:

Finally, Svec’s family wants a cat. They probably won’t get a Sphinx despite it matching all the criteria. Maybe an Abyssinian. Or maybe a dog.