Paola Mata
@paolanotpaolo.bsky.social
Geriatric millennial New Yorker.
iOS dev @ Slack.
iOS dev @ Slack.
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Paola Mata
@paolanotpaolo.bsky.social
· Nov 23
I went from leading a team to accepting a job with a lower title (non-senior). Why?
After burning out last year, I actually welcomed less responsibility, less stress. Salary was the same, but the work culture 100x better.
It felt like a good move. 1/5
After burning out last year, I actually welcomed less responsibility, less stress. Salary was the same, but the work culture 100x better.
It felt like a good move. 1/5
Just here trying to continue development on a new feature, but have to update my stupid Xcode and figure out how to get the app to build again. Probably download more simulators…
Anyone else get super annoyed by these types of disruptions to your workflow?
Anyone else get super annoyed by these types of disruptions to your workflow?
September 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Just here trying to continue development on a new feature, but have to update my stupid Xcode and figure out how to get the app to build again. Probably download more simulators…
Anyone else get super annoyed by these types of disruptions to your workflow?
Anyone else get super annoyed by these types of disruptions to your workflow?
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If the AI bubble really is bursting, please take this lesson from it:
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
August 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If the AI bubble really is bursting, please take this lesson from it:
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
I dunno which employer or people manager needs to hear this, but NO ONE wants to do Zoom team bonding events ever again.
Please stop. It doesn’t work.
Please stop. It doesn’t work.
July 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I dunno which employer or people manager needs to hear this, but NO ONE wants to do Zoom team bonding events ever again.
Please stop. It doesn’t work.
Please stop. It doesn’t work.
It’s been over five years since I genuinely enjoyed my work, and it makes me wonder if I ever truly loved it. I can’t remember anymore…
Something no one talks about when selling coding as this amazing career path is how difficult it can be to do it long term when you don’t actually love to code.
Something no one talks about when selling coding as this amazing career path is how difficult it can be to do it long term when you don’t actually love to code.
July 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
It’s been over five years since I genuinely enjoyed my work, and it makes me wonder if I ever truly loved it. I can’t remember anymore…
Something no one talks about when selling coding as this amazing career path is how difficult it can be to do it long term when you don’t actually love to code.
Something no one talks about when selling coding as this amazing career path is how difficult it can be to do it long term when you don’t actually love to code.
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I'm looking for a JUNIOR iOS Developer to join my team for an exciting opportunity in a growing industry. We've not released the product just yet, so forgive the vagueness. Feel free to send me a DM, recommend folks, etc.
Junior developers only, please!
Junior developers only, please!
July 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I'm looking for a JUNIOR iOS Developer to join my team for an exciting opportunity in a growing industry. We've not released the product just yet, so forgive the vagueness. Feel free to send me a DM, recommend folks, etc.
Junior developers only, please!
Junior developers only, please!
Not sure what we’re supposed to be celebrating anymore, but I suppose a girl’s gotta eat…
July 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Not sure what we’re supposed to be celebrating anymore, but I suppose a girl’s gotta eat…
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New Yorkers going out in 700 degree heat out of their sheer hate of Cuomo and this once in a lifetime chance of getting a non-clown mayor.
June 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
New Yorkers going out in 700 degree heat out of their sheer hate of Cuomo and this once in a lifetime chance of getting a non-clown mayor.
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The idea that conservative ideology should be equally represented in everything is ironically a very liberal idea
June 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The idea that conservative ideology should be equally represented in everything is ironically a very liberal idea
Maybe the real checks and balances were the friends we made along the way.
June 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Maybe the real checks and balances were the friends we made along the way.
I think about leaving tech sometimes. A lot lately.
But then I see a team photo made up of ppl who look exactly alike, and I remember that my presence here still matters.
But then I see a team photo made up of ppl who look exactly alike, and I remember that my presence here still matters.
June 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I think about leaving tech sometimes. A lot lately.
But then I see a team photo made up of ppl who look exactly alike, and I remember that my presence here still matters.
But then I see a team photo made up of ppl who look exactly alike, and I remember that my presence here still matters.
Does anyone have a good resource for an iOS system design interview prep? Video would be great, but I’ll take whatever you’ve got.
May 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Does anyone have a good resource for an iOS system design interview prep? Video would be great, but I’ll take whatever you’ve got.
You ever just stop and wonder, “how did we get here??” I don’t mean politically, but as a people.
Why are we not talking about the extreme cultural shift and how it’s affected and continues to affect us?
I know I’m not the same person I was five years ago.
Why are we not talking about the extreme cultural shift and how it’s affected and continues to affect us?
I know I’m not the same person I was five years ago.
May 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
You ever just stop and wonder, “how did we get here??” I don’t mean politically, but as a people.
Why are we not talking about the extreme cultural shift and how it’s affected and continues to affect us?
I know I’m not the same person I was five years ago.
Why are we not talking about the extreme cultural shift and how it’s affected and continues to affect us?
I know I’m not the same person I was five years ago.
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Apropos of nothing: Kamala Harris predicted this exact moment happening:
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
April 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Apropos of nothing: Kamala Harris predicted this exact moment happening:
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
“Understand that part of Trump’s plan is to put in place a national sales tax of at least 20% on everyday goods and necessities.”
She warned us over & over again & she was so right.
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Txt STOP to opt out of updates on war plans
March 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Txt STOP to opt out of updates on war plans
If you see this, post your Lock Screen.
March 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
If you see this, post your Lock Screen.
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literally every time I talk to friends
March 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
literally every time I talk to friends
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When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.
February 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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We are all becoming refugees of a post-truth world.
February 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We are all becoming refugees of a post-truth world.
I really don’t have the patience or motivation for pesky bugs like I used to.
No, I do not accept this challenge.
No, I do not accept this challenge.
February 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I really don’t have the patience or motivation for pesky bugs like I used to.
No, I do not accept this challenge.
No, I do not accept this challenge.
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Any iOS devs want to make an iMessage group just for funsies and to chat about dev stuff?! Only people I’ve met IRL would be nice. Hit me up if you want to be privy to my hot takes and complaints about dev stuff.
February 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Any iOS devs want to make an iMessage group just for funsies and to chat about dev stuff?! Only people I’ve met IRL would be nice. Hit me up if you want to be privy to my hot takes and complaints about dev stuff.