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• Shailesh Chauhan shares strategies that helped him grow his career growth across Big Tech companies.
• He emphasizes saying no to your managers and resisting the urge to showcase how much you know.
• Overcommunication is crucial in fast-paced environments to ensure alignment and clarity.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shailesh Chauhan, a product manager at Meta in the Bay Area. It has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified his employment history.

I began my career in civil engineering in India and moved to the US for a master's in the same field. While studying at the University of Illinois in 2011, I realized that software was driving a big chunk of innovation, and I wanted a career in tech.

I started taking coding classes and built my skills to the point I was hired as the first product manager at a small startup in the Bay Area. I spent five years at the analytics software startup and saw it grow from a company of 10 to one of over 1,000 employees.

I left the startup in 2018 and joined Uber as a product manager the same year. Two years later, I moved to Amazon and worked as a product lead for Amazon Web Services. In 2022, I made a career switch to Meta, where I work as a machine learning product lead.

Four strategies have helped me switch industries and scale my career:

1. Learn to say no

Saying no is extremely hard, especially as a junior employee. You tend to overwork yourself, which can be a risk to your reputation if you overpromise and then underdeliver because you took on too much.

Denying some requests can earn you more respect from your managers. It demonstrates maturity and strategic thinking because you don't allow yourself or your team to spend time on any random thing thrown at you.

I see it as my job to think about what are the biggest opportunities for me and what I want to say yes to. This allows me to carve out time for projects that are important and save my team's time.

One way to tackle this is by asking counter-questions about whether what your manager is asking will benefit the final product or the team. Another way is to list tasks you think are important and have high impact and ask your manager: "Hey, I understand that this may be important, but how would you relatively think about it?" Now, you can say no gracefully.

2. Be the dumbest person in the room

This is a strategy I first learned at the startup I worked at, where I was surrounded by senior leaders from Google. I was the first person hired on the product team, and I felt pressure to project what I knew about our product. But I found it more valuable to listen carefully to get a full picture of the company and product so that I don't fight over things I don't really believe in.

Since then, I have found it valuable to play the "dumb card" and ask as many questions as possible, focusing on questions that uncover insights for other people. It is tempting to show that you are knowledgeable and that you have experience, but that should come from your work, not your words.

Early in your career, being quiet can be hard because you feel the need to fill any silent moments in meetings and one-on-ones. It's OK to embrace the silence instead of saying something redundant. Listening intently helps you bring in fresh ideas, which helps you prioritize your long-term career development over the short-term wins at that meeting.

3. Focus on relationships beyond work

I focus on building personal relationships with the people I work with because good relations go beyond company and country boundaries. Also, I do my best work when I am surrounded by people I trust and enjoy working with.

I ask myself whether someone I am working with would want to work with me when they leave the company. If the answer is no, I try to work on that relationship so that it lasts beyond our day to day work.

4. Over-communication is key

Sometimes, people feel that they should not repeat themselves after making a point. But I think overcommunication is a feature and not a bug, especially in fast-paced environments where there are so many people and priorities, all working across multiple time zones.

So even when I feel like I risk sounding redundant, I choose to repeat myself because there are always one or two people who miss a message you send. I utilize different channels and make sure that everybody understands me and is on the same page.

• After losing my job, I wanted to use my free time to catch up with people.
• I was nervous on my way to meet a stranger who had been my friend on LiveJournal.
• Reconnecting made me feel 19 again.

On a Wednesday afternoon in August, I sat at my kitchen table and tried not to sound creepy. I was about to slide into the DMs of a stranger who was maybe actually a girl I'd known on the internet.

Reaching into the past is like operating one of those arcade claw machines in a dark room: you'll emerge either with a treasured artifact or empty-handed. Even if the Instagram account I'd found was the same Sarah I'd known on LiveJournal as "lonelypainter," a reference to Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You," I didn't know if she'd want to reconnect. Not everyone is as nostalgic as I am.

I only had to wait 10 minutes for my answer. "Hi! You guessed correctly! It blew my mind a bit to see the username 'heyromeo' pop up in my notifications! Wow. It's great to hear from you! How have you been?"

We fell right into talking about art again, encouraging each other like we had all those years ago when I knew her as a writer, and she supported my budding literary identity.

I decided it was time for us to meet in person.

We lived about 2 hours away

Now, Sarah was also a musician, and I loved her clear, delicate voice as I listened to her song clips on Instagram.

After losing my job at the end of September, I resolved to take chances and catch up with people while I had the time. Sarah and I had only lived about two hours apart for most of the past 20 years; why not finally meet up "IRL"? She loved the idea, and we picked a Sunday in November.

I felt nervous when the day came as if preparing for a first date. What if the virtual friendship we remembered fondly didn't carry over to the real world?

Jason Isbell, one of Sarah's current favorite musicians, played softly on the television as we drank tea in her cozy living room. It felt like hanging out, particularly in college, when being under 21 or too broke to go out, leads to talking, watching movies, or listening to music in dorms and first-apartment living rooms.

I felt like I was 19 again

In the 15 years since we drifted away from LiveJournal, I was still married, now with two kids. Sarah said she felt like she'd "lived many lives." I told her about my novel-in-progress and we discussed the essays she'd recently published on her Substack about recovery and sobriety.

Before I left, Sarah played a few songs for me on piano and guitar, a John Prine cover and some originals. I felt goosebumps as I heard "Room To Move," a song about leaving an abusive relationship with a defiant chorus of "And I don't ever miss you."

Time collapsed; I felt 19, 41, and all the years between. The project of reading my LiveJournal and seeing Sarah's comments on nearly every entry inspired me to look for her. It also showed me how many people come into and out of our lives over the years. Staying close to all of them wouldn't be possible, nor is it always desirable. But I feel deeply grateful for every connection I ever made, however fleeting or painful.

"From my writer's heart to yours," Sarah signed her CD for me. I drove home listening to the songs I'd just heard live, my friend's voice filling the car with warmth, and a plan to return in March to see her play again.

The two Trump administration figures took to social media to address a claim that Elon Musk had threatened to shut down Starlink in Ukraine.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have landed DK Metcalf in a blockbuster trade with the Seattle Seahawks.

President Trump told reporters on Air Force 1 on Sunday that the U.S. is close to lifting the pause on intelligence sharing with Ukraine.

Why it matters: The pause that mostly focused on intelligence sharing regarding offensive operations against Russia created significant difficulties for the Ukrainian military.

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• It was a key factor in Ukrainian President Zelensky's decision to publish a statement expressing regret for his public spat with Trump at the White House and stressing his willingness to engage in peace talks with Russia.

Driving the news: A reporter aboard Air Force One on Sunday asked the president if he would consider lifting the intel block on Ukraine.

• "We just about have, we really just about have," Trump replied.

What to watch: Trump said he thinks Ukraine will sign a minerals deal with the U.S., but stressed he wants Ukraine "to want peace … and right now they haven't shown it to the extent that they should. But I think they will be, and I think it's going to become evident over the next two or three days."

• Trump's remarks came ahead of a key meeting between senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that will focus on a possible ceasefire in the three-year war.
• Trump said on Sunday he hopes to make progress this week on the issue and stressed he think the meeting in Saudi Arabia will produce good results.

Yes, but: Trump didn't say whether the U.S. will lift the suspension on weapons shipments to Ukraine, which was imposed a week ago.

Editor's note: This article has been updated with further comment from President Trump.

• President Donald Trump downplayed fears of an economic recession in a Fox News interview.
• Trump said that the US economy will face a "period of transition" while it adjusts to his tariffs.
• Economists predict Trump's tariffs may increase inflation without boosting US manufacturing.

President Donald Trump downplayed economic uncertainty over his tariffs, saying a "period of transition" is headed for the US economy as it adjusts. But he notably did not rule out a recession in the near future.

Trump paused his 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada earlier this week, just after they went into effect. In an interview on the Fox News show "Sunday Morning Futures," Trump said he paused his planned tariffs on Mexico and Canada to help American car manufacturers and "to a certain extent," to help both countries. Trump paused the tariffs until April 2.

"I wanted to help the American car makers until April 2," Trump said on Fox. "April 2, it becomes all reciprocal. What they charge us, we charge them."

After a strong start to the year, the stock market has seen significant volatility in recent weeks. This week, the market saw considerable uncertainty, with the S&P 500 down as much as 2% on Thursday following tariff concerns.

Still, Trump downplayed fears over a possible recession in the Fox interview. When asked if he expected a recession in 2025, Trump responded: "I hate to predict things like that. There is a period of transition, because what we're doing is very big. We're bringing wealth back to America."

"It takes a little time," he added.

Trump also avoided questions about providing clarity for publicly owned businesses about how his tariffs could disrupt the economy.

"They have plenty of clarity," he said. "They just use that. That's like, almost a sound bite. They always say that, 'we want clarity,'" Trump told Fox about business asking for economic clarity.

Trump paused tariffs impacting US auto manufacturers on March 5 after Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors called the president requesting a reprieve. When pressed by Fox about what "automakers are going to do for a month" while the tariffs are paused, Trump said that this is a "transition period."

"I said, 'look, I'm going to do it this one time, but after that, I'm not doing it,'" Trump told Fox. "They called me and they wanted help during this little transition period, and I gave it to them."

Economists are still grappling with the impact of Trump's tariffs, which some economists say will increase inflation. Some analysts say that Trump's tariffs will not help increase manufacturing in the United States.

"Tariffs will not increase US manufacturing: technology, rather than trade, has been primarily responsible for the fifty-year decline in manufacturing jobs," John Veroneau, a former deputy US trade representative, wrote in a February 11 post on the Council on Foreign Relations website.

• SpaceX's Starship exploded after its latest launch to space, causing flight diversions and viral videos.
• The Federal Aviation Administration closed Florida airspace after the SpaceX incident.
• A previous Starship explosion in January also caused debris over the Caribbean.

Mariah Davenport and Dane Siler were over an hour into their flight when they saw it: flaming debris out their window.

The young couple, both college students in Wisconsin, told Business Insider that they were heading back to the US on Thursday from the Dominican Republic where they had been vacationing in Punta Cana.

Siler said the Frontier pilot had warned them that the flight from the Dominican Republic to Chicago might take a little longer because of a diversion in the flight path due to the SpaceX Starship launch Thursday night.

However, they were surprised when, not yet midway through the flight, they heard the pilot make an announcement.

"He said, 'If you look to your right, one of the rockets just blew up,'" Siler said. "I'm like, what? So then we looked through a window, and that's when I grabbed my phone and recorded it."

A video of the flaming debris that Davenport posted on TikTok went viral, accruing over 12 million views in a matter of days.

SpaceX's Starship spun out of control shortly after its launch and exploded as it reached space. The Federal Aviation Administration closed the airspace over much of Florida after the incident and issued a temporary ground stop at several airports.

The explosion comes a month after a Starship exploded during a test flight in January and rained debris down over the Caribbean, causing similar flight disruptions and diversions.

"We thought it was cool," Siler said. "We didn't think we were in any danger, and then 20 minutes later, he told us that we were going to have to go back to Punta Cana, so that was another hour and a half."

Davenport said she was unnerved when, after the plane had landed back in Punta Cana to refill on gas, she overheard a flight attendant mumble, "That was too close for comfort."

"Hearing that was very frightening," Davenport said.

The couple eventually made it home several hours later than planned.

The FAA is investigating the incident.

Frontier and SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Economist and former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney won the leadership contest for the Liberal Party on Sunday.

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Canada's ruling Liberal Party elected a new party leader in Ottawa, Ontario, on Sunday who will serve as the nation's next prime minister, replacing outgoing premier Justin Trudeau.

Why it matters: Liberal Party members' vote for Mark Carney, former governor of the Banks of Canada and England, comes as the Liberal Party is experiencing a polling boost amid widespread opposition to President Trump's policies targeting its northern neighbor.

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• Little more than 150,000 Canadians chose who the country's new leader would be as the leadership was decided in a vote by Liberal Party members who registered and were verified to vote.

What they're saying: "These are dark days brought on by a country we can no longer trust," Carney said, in reference to U.S. tariffs after the 59-year-old won 85.9% of the vote to be elected Liberal Party leader.

• Carney vowed to stand up to Trump over the tariffs. "We didn't ask for this fight, but Canadians are always ready when someone else drops the gloves," he added.
• Carney said while "Trump is trying to weaken our economy, someone else who if he succeeds" in Canada's upcoming elections.
• "It's Pierre Poilievre," said Carney, in reference to the leader of the opposition Conservatives, whom Canadian Liberals have sought to compare to the president.
• Poilievre's "plan will leave us divided and ready to be conquered because a person who worships at the altar of Donald Trump will kneel before him, not stand up," Carney said of the conservative leader, whom he described as "the type of lifelong politician ... who worships at the alter of the free market despite never having made a payroll himself."

State of play: The election of Carney marks a new era for Canadian politics.

• Trudeau served as the leader of Canada's Liberal Party for 11 years and the country's prime minister for nine.
• Trudeau told the Liberal crowd in his farewell speech that their country "needs you, maybe more than ever" and "once again, we need you."
• He added: "Democracy is not a given. Freedom is not a given."

The big picture: Trudeau resigned as Liberal Party leader in January amid deep unpopularity, as polls showed the Conservative Party was set to trounce the Liberals in the upcoming national elections.

• Trudeau said he would remain prime minister until a new party leader was chosen.
• Yet anti-Trump sentiment, spurred by Trump's tariffs and boasts about making Canada the 51st state, have raised the party's fortunes, with one poll giving the Liberal Party its first lead since 2021.

Zoom in: Trudeau's resignation triggered a race in the Liberal Party to choose his successor, with the winner becoming the country's next prime minister for the duration of the party's ruling term.

• Liberal Party members will cast ballots in the ranked choice election, until a winner is declared when one of the candidates has garnered more than 50% of the votes, noted Liberal Party president Sachit Mehra ahead of announcing the winner.
• Trudeau's successor will serve as prime minister until at least the country's national elections, which are due to take place by Oct. 20. However, Canadian Global Television Network notes the new PM could call for elections at anytime, even before Parliament resumes on March 24.

What's next: Carney is set to be sworn in as prime minister in the coming days.

Flashback: Carney helped guide Canada through the 2008-09 global financial crisis before going on to became the first non-British person to become governor of the Bank of England in 2013, a position he held until 2020.

• In this role, he helped the Bank of England respond to Brexit turbulence after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union.

Thought bubble, via Axios' Felix Salmon: It's vanishingly rare for central bankers to enter electoral politics, but Carney's thumping win shows that in Canada, at least, there's a real desire for competence rather than rhetoric.

What we're watching: The election of a new Liberal Party leader could further reenergize the party's base as it prepares to square off against the Conservatives in the national elections.

• If so, Canada could provide a blueprint for liberal parties looking to stave off the global populist surge that ushered Trump into office.

Go deeper: Trump turns Canadian politics upside down

Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.

• Ben Stiller, the 'Severance' director and EP, sees similarities between Lumon Industries and Apple.
• Stiller discussed the hit AppleTV+ series with Apple exec Eddy Cue at SXSW in Austin.
• 'Severance' Season 2 is currently airing and explores themes of corporate culture and capitalism.

Ben Stiller, the executive producer and director of the AppleTV+ series "Severance," said he sees similarities between the fictitious corporation in his show and the real-life global tech giant Apple Inc.

"Severance" follows a group of employees at Lumon Industries whose work is so mysterious that their work personas (or "innies") are medically severed from their outside selves (or "outies") with a small chip implanted in their brains.

The series, which is in the midst of airing its second season, offers striking visuals and a nuanced take on corporate culture, the impacts of capitalism, and the depth of human emotion.

Stiller spoke about the show with Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Services (including AppleTV+), at the 2025 SXSW Conference & Festivals in Austin, Texas.

"I think we were lucky in that when we started out, you guys gave us a lot of creative freedom," Stiller said.

Stiller suggested that Apple has similar mysterious qualities that draw the viewer into Lumon in "Severance."

He's not the first one to point this out. Fans have previously drawn comparisons between the two companies, such as the circular architecture at their respective headquarters and the reverence allotted to their company founders.

"It's funny because people talk about, 'Oh wow, you know, Apple is a huge corporation, and Lumon is a huge corporation,'" Stiller said.

He added that it is "the perfect show to be on Apple" because of its aesthetic and mystery of "what's going on" in the company — similar to Apple.

"But I've never once ever gotten any, you know, like note or anything from Apple about anything we do, and I feel like there's an intrigue about Apple," Stiller said. "By the way, how is Apple doing? Because sometimes I worry, are you guys doing okay?"

Cue said Apple is doing great and working on creating "new things that people really love."

Spokespersons for AppleTV+ did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Throughout the second season's airing, fans have taken to social media in a frenzy to assemble theories about different aspects of the plot.

As the show progresses, Lumon's mission and objectives become increasingly sinister, and Adam Scott's Mark Scout tries to piece together the mystery behind his workplace and his severed memories.

Business Insider secured quotes from the interview via live closed captions from SXSW's website.

• The Walt Disney Company developed Celebration, a residential community in Florida, during the 90s.
• Celebration's first residents arrived in 1996 after winning a housing lottery.
• Now, about 11,000 Central Florida residents call Celebration home.

The Walt Disney Company had an ambitious plan in the 1990s: build a picture-perfect community brimming with the charm and feel of America's small towns.

Until then, the company had primarily focused on attractions and entertainment projects when it developed Celebration, which is a residential community just 15 minutes from Walt Disney World.

While visiting family in Orlando, I decided to drive to Celebration to explore the community 29 years after the first families arrived.

Ahead of my trip, I also spoke with Joe Davison, one of the first postmen in Celebration. He began working at its post office in 1996 and retired in 2009.

"I wouldn't trade it," Davison said. "That was by far the best 13 years of work for me."

I also spoke with Celebration HOA President Don McDonald, who has lived there with his family since the mid-1990s.

"The first few years it was very tight knit," McDonald said. "There were only a hundred and some odd houses. We knew everybody and the kids knew everybody, and we felt relatively safe letting the kids run free and free range."

Russell Henley made an eagle when it mattered most at the Arnold Palmer Invitational as he surged late to take away the win from Collin Morikawa.

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