Sean Thompson

Software Engineer at a digital mortgage startup

Issue #304 May 27, 2023

About

Sean Thompson is a Software Engineer at a digital mortgage startup called Tomo, a company focused on revolutionizing the way people buy homes.

In his free time he enjoys spending time with his family and golfing as much as he can.

I'm especially fond of my Keychron K2 keyboard. I'm not a hge mechanical keyboard guy but love how it looks and sounds.

Photos

5 images

Gear

13 items

Desk Uplift Standing desk and keyboard/mouse pad

Computer 14 inch Macbook Pro

Monitor 27 inch Dell monitor

Mouse Apple Magic Mouse Buy

Keyboard Keychron K2 mechanical keyboard Buy

Monitor Vivo monitor stand Buy

Webcam Lumina 4k Webcam Buy

Accessories Belkin wireless charger Buy

Accessories Floating shelves (target)

Accessories Moleskine Notebook

Accessories Swell water bottle

Accessories Prints from Wonderground in Downtown Disney

Accessories Neon sign from Yellowpop

The census

Only 3% of the desks we’ve published have Sean’s Uplift V2 Standing Desk.

Ranked across all 516 setups that list their gear.

MacBook Pro 64%

Apple Magic Mouse 13%

Keychron K2 3%

Uplift V2 Standing Desk 3%

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Interview

3 questions

› How do you spark creativity?

Getting away from my laptop. A lot of the time this involves getting outside. Changing my view and perspective from my screen to something new -- that could be going for a walk, or working out, or playing with my daughter (she is quite creative herself!)

› How do you manage work-life balance?

Thankfully I work at an awesome company that not only values it, they also encourage it. I'm thankful that as hard as I work, I can also play and rest as well when it is time. You can't do your best work when you are tired and burned out.

› What do you think is the main benefit of remote work?

Flexibility. Remote work allows me to be a better parent and spouse. I can move things around and prioritize life and work together. I also save 2 hours of commute time every day - 10 hours per week that I can then put into time with my family, exercise, and other life responsibilities. Plus the added bonus of working in the comfort of my own space, free of distractions (with the occasional exception of my puppy :) )