Alex Karp (still not the CEO)
@autistic.af
Sr. Engineering Manager at Slack. Profoundly autistic. Classically-trained pianist, public speaker, avid swing dancer, YA fantasy fiction lover, and a whisky enthusiast. Occasionally funny, usually by accident. More scared of you than you are of me.
I assume he expects you hang it up like a landline receiver.
October 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I assume he expects you hang it up like a landline receiver.
6. Regular, explicit performance feedback
7. The ability to work in a quieter part of the office, if needed
8. Task/todo management software
Those are the ones I’ve used specific to being autistic.
7. The ability to work in a quieter part of the office, if needed
8. Task/todo management software
Those are the ones I’ve used specific to being autistic.
October 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
6. Regular, explicit performance feedback
7. The ability to work in a quieter part of the office, if needed
8. Task/todo management software
Those are the ones I’ve used specific to being autistic.
7. The ability to work in a quieter part of the office, if needed
8. Task/todo management software
Those are the ones I’ve used specific to being autistic.
Totally okay to ask!
1. Real-time transcription tools for meetings
2. AI note taker
3. Calendar management support from one of the company’s EAs
4. Assignments and performance expectations in writing
5. A job coach that specializes in autistic folks to help with executive functioning
1. Real-time transcription tools for meetings
2. AI note taker
3. Calendar management support from one of the company’s EAs
4. Assignments and performance expectations in writing
5. A job coach that specializes in autistic folks to help with executive functioning
October 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Totally okay to ask!
1. Real-time transcription tools for meetings
2. AI note taker
3. Calendar management support from one of the company’s EAs
4. Assignments and performance expectations in writing
5. A job coach that specializes in autistic folks to help with executive functioning
1. Real-time transcription tools for meetings
2. AI note taker
3. Calendar management support from one of the company’s EAs
4. Assignments and performance expectations in writing
5. A job coach that specializes in autistic folks to help with executive functioning
Thanks! I’m a sucker for a clever domain name.
October 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Thanks! I’m a sucker for a clever domain name.
I'm not sure if I should be relieved or insulted that mine isn't on there! 😂
October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm not sure if I should be relieved or insulted that mine isn't on there! 😂
How about 1kg of autism?
September 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
How about 1kg of autism?
Honestly, it would have been more solid if it had been based off of gold’s alchemical properties… 😅
September 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Honestly, it would have been more solid if it had been based off of gold’s alchemical properties… 😅
Indeed! That must be what the B stands for.
September 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Indeed! That must be what the B stands for.
NFT: Non-Fungible Trojan
September 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
NFT: Non-Fungible Trojan
Sounds like you still had a better experience than the people at Fyre Fest. At least you got to hear something. 😂
September 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Sounds like you still had a better experience than the people at Fyre Fest. At least you got to hear something. 😂
No, but I hear the catering will be top notch. 👨🏼🍳
September 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
No, but I hear the catering will be top notch. 👨🏼🍳