*realistic* day in my life as a product manager at discord (yes, we actually work)

hello my lovely chlommunity ~

ever see those “day in the life” tiktoks of people who got to take 5 naps, fold laundry, and run errands while they enjoy the luxury of working from home? cause, it must be niiiiiceee, i’m tryna be like you, my boy. idk what companies they be working at, but that's not my life.

today, i wanted to share with y’all the bts of what a realistic (wfh) day in my life as a product manager at discord is *really* like. hope this gives you all an insightful perspective on the interactions and work that typically goes on in my day-to-day remote life (as well as my personal life).

i did work quite late on this day, but i want to assure you that it's because (1) we're launching a big product that i'm excited about and (2) i'm also just not good at not working haha. i've always overworked and im trying to take small steps towards healthy productivity. it's a huge mental block, so send me tips!!

on a side note, happy spring everyone! hope allergies szn isn’t too dreadful and for those of you on spring break, enjoy your time off! i wanna hear what everyone’s plans are in the comments below :-)

yours,
chlo ♡

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0:00 - how i start my mornings
1:08 - meetings
2:40 - lunch
4:31 - back to work!
5:46 - organizing my thoughts and daily intentions
7:53 - wrapping up my work day
8:19 - gym time~
9:24 - cooking dinner
10:37 - clean up and shower
11:10 - catching up on some last minute work D:
12:35 - chlo-sing thoughts

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[squeak]

Probably your mentor tells you this but try and learn to delegate more of your work. It’s help you keep more sane hours! Especially as PM if you’re making all the wireframes then you’re not allowing the designer to take more control and rely on you (which eats up more of your time). It helps me more to focus on if what we’re building will be useful or not to a customer, so that the designer knows they aren’t designing something that won’t actually solve any customer problem!

[yccn]

You’re hardworking Chloe! Thanks for showing the real life as a product manager.

[jason]

Lol. Legit hustle. All I can say. You should also do a video when you have fire drills! :D lolol. Like if your team is waiting on a dependency from another team and they basically come back to you say you won't get it for another month/quarter lol. You suddenly find out your solution is no longer valid because architecture has shifted. Back to back meetings where you're trying to de-escalate a problem, etc. Fun times, war-stories from the trenches lololol.

[chloeshih]

Need help getting your life together? Same here. Check out the reMarkable 2 paper tablet with my unique link to transform your productivity habits:

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also comment 🌸 if you see this :3 happy spring, unichlos ~

[bykchoi]

Omg the cupholder hahahha. Also the paper tablet looks so cool!

[heyitscafe]

Such a great vlog! Can't believe you're working for Discord and still super active on your youtube/socials! Productive Queen 🤩

[aliabdaal]

this was super interesting :) thanks for the video!

[EstherHuang]

Lol “cheese is expired” but puts it back. I love watching your videos!! I’m trying to get into product with absolutely no background in it at all so it’s good to know what I’m getting myself into !

[rhkilis]

I love the new personal touch of adding bits of Chinese into the video! I'm also jealous that you can go to Mitsuwa. The nearest one for us is 6 hours away.

[purplemonkeys]

remarkable is pretty UNremarkable, most features are slammed behind additional paywalls such as using onenote, google drive. If i'm paying 300$ for it, I would expect these to come in the most basic plan (they come in the 3rd tier most expensive plan). Pretty dissapointing.

[torreysirdevan]

Chlo you're the best! Thanks for making such awesome and informative/helpful content for us 🙏🙏💕💕

[daedalus_]

Discord is the most phenomenal thing when you work for a tech company. Especially makes my employer super comfortable with how many hours I work because he can see me always in a voice channel during work hours not muted and whenever he pops on, he knows I will hear him and respond, especially when I work from home. Being 9 to 5 on voice channel all of our teams are accessible and the screen sharing is way better than Zoom or any other garbage.

[melodyvaleska]

Chloe, if you can, please implement a way to make lists (i.e those bubbles for to do lists that you can check off). I would love that feature!

[tigerrx]

Ah, it’s ok. I do the 10pm log on too, with a clear head and not feeling like I have to respond to something - I can respond to emails and finish things that require 100% undistracted attention.

[sheriberrix]

This video was great! Really love your editing style, it's so cute and fits your personality haha. Really interesting to see your work day :)

[SallyChun]

Omg - that is very realistic hahaha. Been through busy days like that also. Kudos to you for being able to Vlog on busy days! I will not have myself together to vlog my self if I am at that state haha.

Pro tip: Always have a cereal bar or protein bar with you. I have it right at my desk so on a busy day I just chew my protein cereal bar drink some milk and still work on a somewhat filled stomach. Never be hungry while you are working guys, it is not healthy.

[fishonstix]

ive been looking into working at discord, so this kinda helps me to visualize what tto expect so thanks!

[JimmyLib]

I know this was not the point of the video but your hustle is inspiring!!

[katarin]

This was really raw, and real and great. Try not to be to hard on yourself

[fireystella]

"during my least favorite time of the day... mornings" XD said in the most soothing/calm voice ever XD hehe