Annie Hedgpeth
Fallthrough
Systems Thinking for Humans
- Published
- January 24, 2026
- Duration
- 53:13
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 16, 2026
Discusses Annie and Michael Hedgpeth, founders of People Work, join Kris and Matt to unpack the junior hiring …
Summary
Annie and Michael Hedgpeth, founders of People Work, join Kris and Matt to unpack the junior hiring crisis and what's really broken about how we grow engineers. Annie's viral blog post sparked debate about whether senior engineers have abandoned their responsibility to mentor and whether our obsession with career ladders created the problem. The conversat…
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Annie and Michael Hedgpeth, founders of People Work, join Kris and Matt to unpack the junior hiring crisis and what's really broken about how we grow engineers. Annie's viral blog post sparked debate about whether senior engineers have abandoned their responsibility to mentor and whether our obsession with career ladders created the problem. The conversation moves from systemic dysfunction to solutions: People Work, their local-first app that helps engineers manage professional relationships wit