Protecting Your Focus Time with Julie Yang, VP of Product at Spec

The Dev Morning Show (At Night)

This episode features an interview with Julie Yang, Vice President of Product at Spec. Julie’s extensive career took her to companies like Bloomberg, Bain & Company, and Bestow Life Insurance where she served as a software developer, management consultant, and product manager.

In this episode, Cassidy and Zach sit down with Julie to discuss prioritizing productivity, setting boundaries, and the meaning of life.

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Episode Timestamps:

(01:21): What Julie is working on right now

(02:44): What Julie’s day-to-day looks like

(07:09): How Julie got into the industry

(15:58): Rapid Fire Questions

(29:16): Random Segment Generator

(37:43): Cassidy’s Sage Advice

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“In a hybrid or full remote work position, people try to demonstrate that they're on the job or that they're working. And so the most visible way to do this day-to-day, ends up being responsiveness. And so, people are always breaking their focus time to respond to a work chat, email. Or some people just like helping other people and interacting when they're at home with their coworkers through these chat programs. I think it turns out to be like a fire drill kind of way of working, where you just work on whatever pops up. Which I don't think is necessarily the most prioritized way of working.” – Julie Yang

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