Jamie Chen

Jamie Chen

New York
Nov
13
Better late than never

Better late than never

I'll never forget the text I received from my dad at 9 pm a few months ago, telling
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Apr
02
The wake-up call

The wake-up call

In early February, my company went through a round of layoffs, but luckily, I was not impacted. However, I still
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Feb
04
My 2023 Resolutions

My 2023 Resolutions

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great start to the year. Over the past few weeks, I reflected
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Jan
02
Conquering my fear of dancing in public

Conquering my fear of dancing in public

About two months ago, I finished a three-month beginner Salsa class. I never thought I would take a dance class
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Nov
11
Learnings from my first 10 blog posts

Learnings from my first 10 blog posts

When I first started blogging, I told myself I was at least going to write ten blog posts before deciding
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Sep
19
My biggest relationship blocker

My biggest relationship blocker

About a month ago, I stopped hearing back from the girl I had been seeing for about a month. I
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Jul
18
2022 Resolution Mid-year Review

2022 Resolution Mid-year Review

Since we recently passed the halfway point of 2022, I think now is a perfect time to revisit my 2022
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Jun
15
Close friends in life

Close friends in life

One of my best friends from college moved from NYC to SF two weeks ago. In addition to my college
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May
26
Working at a hypergrowth startup

Working at a hypergrowth startup

A few weeks ago, I suddenly received a text from my manager about wanting to chat with me for five
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May
09
My one-year career plan

My one-year career plan

I had a one-on-one career conversation with my skip-level manager a few weeks ago. I asked him for feedback on
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