10 years with a (tech) giant

Elena Salaks
6 min readMar 31, 2023
computer atop boxes and books on a dresser
My original ‘standing desk’ when I started working from home during the pandemic

This month marks my 10 years of working for a large tech company.

In celebration of this decade, I thought I’d share a candid reflection for each year of my journey. These small snippets are of my own lived experience and not a reflection of the employer or its employees. Some of the kindest people I know, are people I met while working here.

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Elena Salaks

On a mission to have it all — a sleep deprived mktg/tech professional, mom, wife, friend & human rights activist. In US, originally from Ukraine