The Human Cost of Real Product Work

We talk a lot about the hidden work it takes to keep teams aligned and products moving. We talk less about what that work costs the people carrying it, and even less about what to do when the cost gets too high.

The Human Cost of Real Product Work is a conversation about the personal side of invisible load: the mental burden, the emotional wear and tear, and the career tradeoffs that can build up slowly until they’re impossible to ignore. But we won’t stop at naming the problem. We’ll dig into what experienced product folks have learned to change, what they’ve stopped absorbing, and how to build a product career that is both meaningful and sustainable over time.