Alexandra's Substack

My personal Substack

By Alexandra Burgess

· Launched 5 months ago

The Business I Thought I Was Building

When I left Google, I had a very clear vision for what I thought my business would become.

Jun 17 • Alexandra Burgess

Notes From A Former Google Recruiter

After I left Google, I knew I was burnt out.

May 25 • Alexandra Burgess

The Best Technical Candidates Are Often the Worst at Explaining Their Value

When something becomes natural to you, you stop recognizing it as rare.

May 12 • Alexandra Burgess

The Cost of Staying in a Life That Looks Good on Paper

I don’t think anyone really prepares you for the kind of dissatisfaction that comes from a life that is, by most standards, working.

May 4 • Alexandra Burgess

Another Year, More Here

I turned another year older this week.

Apr 22 • Alexandra Burgess

The Body That Feels Everything

For the high functioning, sensitive people out there

Apr 8 • Alexandra Burgess

A Daughter, Becoming

A meditation on mother-daughter love, fear, and the quiet cost of becoming yourself

Mar 31 • Alexandra Burgess

What Google Taught Me That Had Nothing to Do With Work

Five years. A badge. A campus full of bicycles and free food and the quiet hum of something enormous being built. And what I carry with me now isn’t a…

Mar 23 • Alexandra Burgess