Richard_Leyba_Tejada

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Former software developer transitioning into operations after a career break for entrepreneurship and parenting.

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 5 Aug 2025 21:18 UTC
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in reply to: Lorenzo Buonanno🔸’s comment on: Richard_Leyba_Tejada’s Quick takes
Thank you. Subscribed to tag :)

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 5 Aug 2025 21:15 UTC
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in reply to: Calum’s comment on: AMA with recruiters at impact-focused orgs
Thank you.

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Richard_Leyba_Tejada28 Jul 2025 13:29 UTC

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Richard_Leyba_Tejada 28 Jul 2025 13:29 UTC
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I am a former software developer navigating a transition from career break for parenting back to work.
I tend to avoid speaking about managing my career/parenting. I often act as if I am superhuman, avoiding the reality that my resources/time are limited, likely because I do not know how to express my needs for fear of [...judgement?].
I am confronting this internal struggle after a chat with my accountability team working on HIP’s Career Impact Track workbook.
I am curious to hear others’ experiences speaking of and navigating career/parenting.
How are you managing career/parenting?
What uncertainties did you have about parenting/career? How did you resolve them?
How do you ease the burdens of parenting (child care, isolation, socializing, finding parent friendly community/support)?
Resources I found helpful:
Parenting/community building
Why I love being a “part-time” mom
#178 – Emily Oster on what the evidence actually says about pregnancy and parenting
It Takes a Village! How we Built a Community and Share Childcare
Effective altruism in the garden of ends
How to Live Near Your Friends
Learning to express myself better/socializing/community building
Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
Authentic Relating: A Guide to Rich, Meaningful, Nourishing Relationships
Mental health
Rethink Wellbeing’s Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy group program
SeekHealing
IFS therapy

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 28 Jul 2025 12:36 UTC
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on: AMA: Ask Career Advisors Anything
What % of roles are filled with job applications vs other methods (what are the other methods?)
What are some reasons hires did not work out and how did that affect the hiring process?
also posted on AMA with recruiters at impact-focused orgs

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 28 Jul 2025 12:33 UTC
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on: AMA with recruiters at impact-focused orgs
What % of roles are filled with applications vs other methods (what are the other methods?)
What are some reasons hires did not work out and how did that affect the hiring process?

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 28 Jul 2025 12:33 UTC
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on: AMA with recruiters at impact-focused orgs
What operations/project management soft/hard skills, experience and talents are most needed in your orgs/teams?
What is your opinion on which of these skills are trainable vs learned on the job?

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 28 Jul 2025 11:53 UTC
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on: AMA: Ask Career Advisors Anything
What are things orgs are doing to support working parents?
Can you name orgs you find very supportive of people managing a career and parenting?
Are there programs in EA to support people returning to a career after a parenting/caregiving break?
Some people want to switch to part-time for a few years or indefinitely, take a career break, or need flexible hours to raise kids.

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 28 Jul 2025 11:39 UTC
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in reply to: Christoph Eggert🔸’s comment on: AMA: Ask Career Advisors Anything
Your experience socializing is relatable. I am a former software developer and found socializing too complex. Are there people, groups and settings at work where socializing is easier? I am curious to hear more. DM me if you prefer. (I am not an advisor)

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 27 Jul 2025 21:31 UTC
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on: Effective altruism in the garden of ends
Reading your post had a deep impact. I found your post searching how others in EA balance careers and parenting. Reading your post I felt tightness in my chest and saw similar thoughts and questions “where did my moral obligation come from?”, how do I use my career to do good, and manage the “the psychological whip of obligation”, burnout, parenting?
Fractal altruism sounded interesting, and then I was lucky to join the webinar launching the other Fractal communities. Wao, here are people building this thing to solve so many issues of adulting, isolation/loneliness, building community, social safety net, parenting-friendly community. I am almost speechless Tyler. Thank you.

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 22 Oct 2024 2:02 UTC
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in reply to: CB🔸’s comment on: Successif: helping mid-career and senior professionals have impactful careers
Curious what you learned about transactional analysis. I too am fascinated by this post and “giving permission”.

Thank you Claire!

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 7 May 2024 16:37 UTC
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on: Epoch AI is Hiring an Operations Associate
Interested. Sounds like a good place to work. I will prepare my application today. Thanks for posting!

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 21 Mar 2024 0:23 UTC
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Richard_Leyba_Tejada 18 Mar 2024 23:00 UTC
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in reply to: MichaelA🔸’s comment on: Don’t think, just apply! (usually)
One company. You are right about too many eggs in one basket. I’m expanding my search to more companies and focusing on operations roles.
I learned recently my resume is too generic, not targeted enough to the roles and needs quantifiable accomplishments.
I’m updating...Thank you.

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 18 Mar 2024 22:41 UTC
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on: Rethink Wellbeing: First Year Update & Marginal Funding Opportunity
How do you manage participants who fear being judged and may be afraid to interact with the group?

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 26 Feb 2024 17:31 UTC
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in reply to: Dawn Drescher’s comment on: Don’t think, just apply! (usually)
The last 18 months I have applied to 9+- roles at a company I am very interested in and received rejections for 6 roles. 4 roles are under review. I reached out to a recruiter and he said the hiring managers expressed no interest to interview me. Should I stop applying at that company? I am afraid I may be annoying the recruiters if continue to apply to their jobs after so many rejections. What do you think?

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 26 Feb 2024 17:04 UTC
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in reply to: Dawn Drescher’s comment on: Yonatan Cale’s Shortform
I find your comments fun and authentic. I like your approach to voicing your concern that you don’t know something and it helps filter good managers.

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 23 Feb 2024 20:27 UTC
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in reply to: Yonatan Cale’s comment on: Yonatan Cale’s Shortform
“The goal of interviews is not to pass them (that’s the wrong goal, I claim). The goals I recommend are:
1. Reducing uncertainty regarding what places will accept you. (so you should get many rejections, it’s by-design, otherwise you’re not searching well)”
I get very anxious the closer I am to interview day. I started doing mock interviews to practice.
Shifting to reducing uncertainty/research vs passing seems helpful.

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 14 Feb 2024 3:14 UTC
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in reply to: Simon Stewart’s comment on: My updates after FTX
What systems could be designed to mitigate risks of people taking advantage of others? What about spreading the knowledge of how we are influenced? With this knowledge, we can recognize these behaviors and turn off our auto pilots so we can defend ourselves from bad actors. Or will that knowledge being widespread lead to some people using this knowledge to do more damage?

Richard_Leyba_Tejada 14 Dec 2023 3:09 UTC
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on: You have more than one goal, and that’s fine
“I have lots of goals. I have a goal of improving the world. I have a goal of enjoying time with my children. I have a goal of being a good spouse. I have a goal of feeling connected in my friendships and community. Those are all fine goals, but they’re not the same.” This post is one of my favorite articles in the EA program. Written in clear, easy to understand language and goes straight to how I feel. I have confusing emotions about doing the most good.
Having clear and separate goals sounds helpful. Using some resources to go to a movies or meet a friend for coffee is ok. I am having a tougher time deciding whether to stop donating to areas that are close to me. Should I stop donating money in Haiti and instead donate more to high impact areas? This is a tough choice and I am still struggling with deciding.

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