Microsoft’s union pledge, and the new era of organized labor in tech

Microsoft is taking a road less traveled in tech with its union pledge. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Marcus Courtney was a Microsoft software tester who…

What this software engineering leader learned working peak season at an Amazon warehouse

Philip Su, former Microsoft and Facebook engineering leader and Amazon warehouse worker, and the creator of the podcast, “Peak Salvation.” Philip Su, a software engineering leader turned…

What the rest of us can learn from Bezos’ big mistake … and other lessons in ‘career self-care’

A new book cites Jeff Bezos’ push for financial incentives in Amazon’s HQ2 search as an example of “the dirty little secret about success.” (File Photo /…

Amazon, robots, and diverging views of automation and the future of work

Tye Brady, Amazon Robotics chief technologist, with Digit, a bipedal warehouse robot developed by Agility Robotics, a company in which Amazon has invested; and a new Amazon…

Interview: Microsoft’s president on turbulent times for the company, country, and world

Microsoft President Brad Smith is facing an array global, national and corporate issues. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) Brad Smith, like many in tech and the broader…

‘We’re in this for good’: Amazon plans more home robots despite early skepticism about Astro

Ken Washington, Amazon’s VP of consumer robotics, with Astro. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon unveiled Astro, its first home robot, in September, after developing the rolling…

How the ‘7 Forms of Respect’ can change work, with Seattle entrepreneur and author Julie Pham

Julie Pham’s book is 7 Forms of Respect: A Guide to Transforming Your Communication and Relationships at Work. Do people on your team multitask in meetings, or…