Vibe Check №42

Forgive me, Reader. It’s been five months since my last vibe check. That’s a lot of ground to cover and it’s not possible to get into everything that happened. Like in real life conversations, instead of telling you how I’m doing, I’ll tell you what I’ve been doing these past few months. A trip to Seattle An underwhelming, low-res photo I took on my Kodak Charmera In March I went to Redmond, WA for “Meetup Week” at work. This was my second visit to the mothership in two years of working at Microsoft. Ideally, I’d go up more… but not too much… so this is fine. We’re a high-functioning remote team even though nearly everyone on the team has been RTO’d. Speaking of my team, the people I get to work with are super great. Talented, friendly people I’m lucky to work with. We’re a scrappy bunch punching above our weight. The people in my broader design studio are also great. I spent a good chunk of my time helping folks with their vibe-coding setups. Ever since the mandate dropped earlier…