# Talk Abstract: Glue Work  URL:: https://noidea.dog/glue Author:: No Idea Blog ## AI-Generated Summary The talk abstract centers on the concept of "glue work" and its impact on technical leadership and career advancement. It highlights the importance of non-promotable work in making a team successful and the need for fairness in distributing it. The speaker shares a story of an engineer whose career was hurt by too much glue work and explores the bias in the industry against non-technical roles. The talk emphasizes the need for a career conversation between the engineer and her manager, a job title that gives her tech credibility, and artifacts of her work that show her impact and tell her story. ## Highlights > Managed deliberately, glue work demonstrates and builds strong technical leadership skills. Left unconscious, it can be career limiting. It can push people into less technical roles and even out of the industry. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hktn0b4ewbv3xsxrfjfqzrsw)) Note: [[Glue work]]