Tim Grove

Engineering manager @Microsoft. 2x failed tech startup cofounder. Newly minted PNW lover. Brew City (MKE) roots. Exploring Salish Sea. Codes on Codes. he/him.

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

Been watching these for about 30mins now. Probably seen at least 20 transformers explode, and seriously looks like an alien invasion. Blue/green/orange lighting up the sky. We also lost power and the winds are close to 60mph. Stay strong towering trees over my house!

[Michael Snyder @SeattleWXGuy]

#wawx Transformers blowing up in high wind on Whidbey Island. Intense wind...

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

when you chat the meeting group that you will be late to the meeting that you thought already started, but the meeting isn't for another hour :facepalm:

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

can change this twitter account to "Is Seattle out?".... answer is still no.

[Is The Mountain Out? @IsMtRainierOut]

No.

Current AQI: ~250
Time until it starts raining: ~24 hours

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

Legit one of the first things I was mad at Seattle about, when I moved to Seattle from Milwaukee, WI…complete lack of any frozen pizza here. WI has options for days.

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

@CollinInTech Thanks Collin 😊 I’m beyond grateful you are part of the team!

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

3 months into my engineering manager journey. So much has changed/happened/learned that I could write a book on just these 3 months. I've felt it was always my ultimate career destination but now I know it was the correct destination. ➡️

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

I haven't questioned my actions/words this much in a long time and continually asking myself, am I doing right by my team. However, what I told myself in the beginning couldn't be truer and I am sticking to it
https://t.co/puH7lMQlnJ

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

Every action of mine will be:
- creating a culture of inclusion
- creating a culture of trust
- servant leadership
These 3 things are _baseline_ must haves for me to hold myself accountable. Without one of those, I fail my team. Onwards into the journey!

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

I'm still at a loss of words on how to describe it, still trying to collect. I do know that the challenges are so different and vast from IC, that I now have a completely different type of imposter syndrome😊 that I have been working through the past couple of weeks. ➡️

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

The worst part of going to the dealership for an oil change is that they have the news on in the waiting lobby. How do people watch news. The world is ending, we get it, but this is gross. News channels are gross.

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

@CollinInTech @lfoust @chadschulz ha!

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

@briandunnington Very nice, they’re great boats! We moor in Port of Edmonds, and have a Sea Sport Kodiak, love spending every minute on the water that we can. Enjoy the rest of the summer out there!

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

that feeling of anxiety of losing something important that you forgot about, blended in with the feeling of freedom right after you declare browser tab bankruptcy and close all tabs/windows. we need a name for that feeling

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

@ElenaSalaks I miss 83

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

@chadschulz Ha, true. A continuation from their perspective

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

Nothing like a bird flying into your home to get ya moving first thing in the morning. and of course it flies into the area where I need to get the extension ladder out. bird was safely captured and released!

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

@Dave_Paquette @sglerner Like Sara said, science 😀

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

@sglerner Awesome! After my first go at propagation a year or so ago, I now have anywhere between 10 and 20 propagations going at any given time. Love houseplant life!

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

@sglerner Likewise, Sara! Hope things are going rad for you over at Google!

[Tim Grove @timgrove]

Love this write up and personal story from Sara - more of the industry needs to be embracing of nontraditional backgrounds and paths!

[Sara Lerner @sglerner]

I recently gave a talk about the strengths of having a nontraditional background. I wanted to share some personal insights & research that I’ve gathered about this topic. Check out my blog post here: https://t.co/CJEs4nyyDb