Shared today on Twitter

I’m sure it’s a Ninja Sales Technique that works enough times to justify the effort, but damn, sending me a LinkedIn message out of the blue with “When’s the best time for a call?” is never going to win me over. My time is valuable. This feels very presumptuous.


Incidentally, if you haven’t read about Ask vs Guess Culture, you should. I am very much a Guesser, and to me this sales approach feels like weaponised Ask Culture. I have to remind myself it’s okay to shoot them down. https://t.co/mXZtBK2Mt7


@neil_killick The worst part is that this particular case isn’t even a sales pitch – it’s someone asking me (I think) for career advice. 😕


RT @dtraub: 🎙️ In der neuen Folge des deutschsprachigen 🇩🇪 AWS-Podcast spreche ich über das Principle of Least Privilege – ein Konzept aus…


I feel like @minxdragon really needs to see this… https://t.co/hWtAto9Sgf


RT @Vel12171: Since joining #aws 90 days ago I have had so many ask me what it’s like to work at AWS – and what it’s like to be in #devrel.…


This is gorgeous, and so very much my jam. I’m backing it. And how lovely is the touch of including the butter cookie tin at the top level? That’s just… *chef’s kiss*. 🧵🗺️ https://t.co/le14n4jWDM


RT @jenseickmeyer: Bist du interessiert an GitOps, Kubernetes, AWS? Dann ist vielleicht die nächste Session des AWS Meetup Bielefeld intere…



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