The Burdens of Working in Tech (with Hayden Mills & David Deepwell)

11/10/2022 43 min

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Working in tech is hard. Our last episode focused on using dating apps and this episode focuses on building them. Burdens can be a good thing, but they weigh us down; we need to encourage one another to work well in this stressful world. We need to work out of our rest that we can find in Christ.Guests:Hayden Mills is a Lead Product Manager at a Dating App company.Dr. David Deepwell is a Software Developer at the University of Calgary.0:00 - Intro2:49 - Figma Acquisition4:05 - How do you bring your Christian identity into the workplace?7:25 - Why should Christians reflect more on their identity at work?8:14 - Faithful Presence not Christian Nationalism10:11 - A Story of Hayden at Work13:58 - Christian Ethics & Influencing Dating App Development16:25 - How Do Tech Companies Handle Ethics?18:41 - We're in Phase Two of the Internet20:10 - Recognizing The Risks of Rushing Ethical Decisions23:22 - Understanding the dating space24:32 - The Dating Algorithm Will Not Save You27:13 - An Ethical Framework For Building Tech:27:41 - #1 Build Tech While Loving God & Loving People34:03 - #2 Working out of rest, rather than for rest40:41 - #3 Bring Your Full Self To Work - Live By Biblical First PrinciplesNotes:Wall Street Journal article about Facebook's algorithm - https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-algorithm-change-zuckerberg-11631654215