Patryk Suchy Recruiter & Career Consultant

Hey Little Pineapple, My entire life I was around 80kg (or 175 lbs in this weird metrics) Never really had to think about or focus too much on what I ate. I was just lucky enough to get a good mix of genes, enough movement and activities. But then, bam - lockdown. And suddenly I don't walk, I don't move a lot, tried to do some yoga and other exercises you can do fairly comfortable in small apartment. Then I started feeling sluggish. Not all at once. But one day it just hit me: I felt heavier...

Hey Little Pineapple, Just get back from Poland. Been there for 3 weeks - lots of coffee and catching up with friends. There's this strange thing about visiting people you know well but don't see often. You get this bird's eye view of their lives. You can clearly see what happened in the last few months since you last met. And with all of them, one topic kept coming up across every conversation: what they're doing with their lives and whether it's the right direction. Specifically about work....

Hey Little Pineapple, I had to crush someone's dream. I was working with a client, let's call him Bob. Bob wanted into gamedev. And he was already ahead of most people with whom I have this conversation. He'd done the thinking, did his research and picked a direction: Producer. Maybe game designer if the stars aligned. Bottom line - he knew what he wanted. And when he was telling me all this, his whole body changed. Talked faster. Posture immediately got more straight. I saw his eyes lit up....

Hey Little Pineapple, Every time when I have an interview, and I mean every time I always ask why someone is even interested in the role. And as you can imagine people give various answers, but mostly they can be boiled down to 4 categories: 1) Role is logical next step in their career (bonus points if they can justify and show why) 2) They aren't really looking for anything, but have enough info (usually from me hehe) that it piqued their interest and they would like to find out more 3) They...

Hey Little Pineapple, Yesterday I went to the gym with a friend. We had a breakfast after. And he's the kind of a friend with whom it's always a pleasure to have a conversation: we trade ideas, challenge each other, go down rabbit holes. Love that. At some point the conversation landed on health, work, time. He asked if I’d heard of Lee Cockerell. Worked at Disney. Had a book about time management. Had to admit, never heard of the dude. But I'm a sucker for new perspectives, so I grabbed my...