Authority Issues

In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Corey talk about: * Humble beginnings as an "angry UNIX sysadmin" (aka the only kind of UNIX sysadmin) * Vowing to be the opposite of every crappy manager * Corey's Least Favorite Managers * Metaphors (for failure) * Why "We need to talk" sucks * An example of good leadership in crisis * Appropriate levels of intensity in the workplace * What a Cloud Economist does * How "Last Week in AWS" began (and becoming a #quinnfluencer :)) * Punching up vs punching down, and knowing the difference * The depressing rareness of people who can take feedback well * Understanding one's own failure modes, and what twitter is good for * Choosing not to work at AWS: https://www.lastweekinaws.com/blog/why-i-turned-down-an-aws-job-offer/ * Intentionally obfuscating one's personal life * The value of having the priority interrupt of a toddler's demands * Reconciling one's personal loneliness with a public persona You can find Corey at https://www.lastweekinaws.com/ and on Twitter as @qu