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I was a SWE L3 at Google for three years. I left after having similar problems with the promotion process mentioned by others.

Since then, have moved from SF to Ecuador and started a humor publication explicitly making fun of companies like FANG (https://techloaf.io).

It’s very cathartic...

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Hey, uh .... why the f do I need to give you my e-mail address to read your stuff?

All archives are viewable if you click on “the email” here: https://techloaf.io

You don't have to, just click "the email" which is a hyperlink to the archives:

https://mailchi.mp/872ceee548ec/its-loaf-time

https://us17.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=14538d8f8591165977...

I wonder what % of people you lose right there because you're trying to be smart/clean/whatever with "the email" link.

It lost me until I came back and read this comment; I did not think to click "the email." The page reads as a standard newsletter subscription form so I just closed the tab.

Helpful feedback, thanks. Just updated the landing page to make things clearer.

Thanks. Good content! I still believe you're limiting your audience by not running it like a typical blog. But it seems like that's partly what you want to do.

Have been a loyal TechLoaf reader for the past few months. Thank you for making this, it's consistently one of the things I look forward to most each week.

Fyi, I subscribed and then got the "subscribe now" popup on the "thanks for subscribing" page

Good catch, thanks! Fixed now

This is my first time seeing TechLoaf. Really enjoyed it. Great work!

Thanks! Comes out every Thursday, so keep your eyes peeled later this morning if you subscribed :)

Do you accept submissions?

Absolutely, to become a regular contributor:

- Send 10 headlines or premises per week to hello@techloaf.io

- Repeat for 2-3 weeks

- If the jokes check out, we’ll get you added to the top secret Loaf inner circle of writers and editors.

Otherwise, more casual contributions are always welcomed if you want to email hello@techloaf.io whenever inspiration strikes.

Hope to hear from you either way!

How do I get in on this?

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