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Samira Hafezi

Working Under an Insecure Boss

A few years ago I had started a new job at a great Canadian startup. I was beyond excited to join this company. Five months in I decided…

6 min readJun 4, 2023

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Working Under an Insecure Boss

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Samira Hafezi

Goodbye, Instagram

Back in the fall of 2020 I opened up the iPhone activity tracker and to my surprise I saw that I was spending an average of 3.5 hours a…

6 min readFeb 15, 2021

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Goodbye, Instagram

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Samira Hafezi

To Be or Not To Be…Silent

Women often tend to stay quiet when faced with a situation where they want to speak up. Why is that? When I’ve been in those situations…

6 min readFeb 2, 2021

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To Be or Not To Be…Silent

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Samira Hafezi

The Power of a Well Intentioned Apology

Let’s be honest. Admitting you’re wrong and apologizing for it is hard. Nobody likes to admit to being wrong. But sometimes we do or say…

4 min readNov 12, 2020

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The Power of a Well Intentioned Apology

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Samira Hafezi

Building a Team of True Team Players

In my career I’ve worked on a handful of teams that weren’t really teams, but a collection of individuals working separately on the same…

7 min readFeb 24, 2020

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Building a Team of True Team Players

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Samira Hafezi

What I learned from doing the F45 8 week challenge

This past summer I decided enough is enough. I had been lazy with my workout routine for a few years now and I decided to do something…

6 min readNov 12, 2019

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What I learned from doing the F45 8 week challenge

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Samira Hafezi

Successful Staycation: 101

Last week I had a successful staycation at home. When I told a friend I’m doing this, she was surprised. “You mean you’re taking vacation…

4 min readJul 22, 2019

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Successful Staycation: 101

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Samira Hafezi

How do you become unblocked?

No, not this kind of blocked:

5 min readJul 9, 2019

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How do you become unblocked?

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Samira Hafezi
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Achievers Engineering

Are you having fun at work?

A few years ago I found myself diligently working non-stop for three days at a start-up to bring up a website with a team of six people. We…

6 min readMay 8, 2018

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Are you having fun at work?

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Samira Hafezi

Samira Hafezi

I’m a creative techie and have always loved writing. It all started in grade 8 when we had to write a journal for one month in English class. I never stopped.

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