December 7, 2023 — Presentation by David Kiger

A Different Kind of Balance

Everyone is familiar with the concept of work-life balance, but what about balance just at work? Every job is going to have its hurdles, but if that's all there is, then the path only leads to burnout. To combat this, David has developed a strategy focusing on distinguishing 'necessary labor' from 'desired labor.' In this talk, he will clarify these terms, discuss methods for assessing work time, and share insights on utilizing this approach to foster a more balanced and sustainable career.

Speaker

Kiger has been in the software industry for more than two decades in sectors as disparate as defense, higher education, and internet technologies. After navigating through various management roles at a few different companies, he finally made his way to Yelp in 2015 and has been an engineering lead here since.

Moderator

Magda has been at Yelp since January 2020 and is currently working as Senior Technical Recruiter on Yelp’s Tech Talent team. She hires software engineering leaders in data science, machine engineering, and mobile development. In her free time, she likes traveling, discovering English rural areas and attending London's West End musicals. Her favorite one is Lion King.

About Yelping From Home:

Yelp’s mission is to connect people with great local businesses, and two of the teams working behind the scenes to make that happen are our five star engineering and product teams.

Playing an active role in our community is a value that we have strongly prioritized over the years. Typically we would invite you to come to Yelp’s HQ to network, grab a slice of ‘za, and learn about the technology and culture behind Yelp. With stay-at-home orders across the globe, Yelp (like many of you) has had no choice but to adapt to these changes. We understand that this is a strange and challenging time for many, so we’d like to invite you to join us as we navigate this new normal for the tech community together.

To stay connected, create space for folks to collaborate and share some of the things Yelp has been working on, we are launching our very own virtual tech talk series. This series of talks will feature Yelp employees from engineering and product share their stories about career development, technical skills and workplace challenges in a well-distributed environment.