Getting more out of 1:1s with your manager

In your 1:1 document, create a section titled "If we have extra time.." and consider talking about some of these things:

Getting to know each other

  • What motivates you
  • What you want to do longer-term
  • What skills you’re interested in growing
  • What kinds of activities give you energy
  • What makes you excited to come to work
  • What deflates you and makes you unexcited to come to work
  • How you like to receive positive and constructive feedback
  • How you build trust in work relationships
  • Your “laundry SLOs” — your burnout indicators

Learn about the how things work around here

  • What it means to be a strong performer at any given IC grade level
  • How the promotion process works
  • How salary adjustments, bonuses, and RSUs are determined
  • Things that are happening at the department level
  • How (some) decisions are made outside of our group
  • Available stretch opportunities on your squad, on other squads, and outside of Communities
  • People who have specific skillsets, especially outside of your squad