James Chen, PHR
@jamesphr.bsky.social
He/Him/His · HR Professional · Freelance Photographer · Game Industry Servant Leader · YouTube Content Creator · Thai Tea Enjoyer
Current: HR Generalist | Prev: CORSAIR; Chegg
Current: HR Generalist | Prev: CORSAIR; Chegg
People who still use Bluesky are hot.
February 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
People who still use Bluesky are hot.
Brushed past a LinkedIn post where someone shared they "spent middle school and high school combing through Overwatch comics," and I finally felt my age all of a sudden 💀.
January 31, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Brushed past a LinkedIn post where someone shared they "spent middle school and high school combing through Overwatch comics," and I finally felt my age all of a sudden 💀.
I want to help my friends achieve professional and financial growth, and pursue jobs they can enjoy and thrive. I want to be trusted for mentorship and development, and I want to validate my friends towards the things they deserve.
January 30, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I want to help my friends achieve professional and financial growth, and pursue jobs they can enjoy and thrive. I want to be trusted for mentorship and development, and I want to validate my friends towards the things they deserve.
✅ making the switch to FreeTaxUSA
👀 my projected tax refund
👀 my projected tax refund
January 27, 2026 at 7:18 AM
✅ making the switch to FreeTaxUSA
👀 my projected tax refund
👀 my projected tax refund
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I've used the Keychron M6 at work for about a month, and at home, I decided to pick up the Logitech MX Master 4.
Horizontal scrolling is great!
Horizontal scrolling is great!
January 26, 2026 at 9:09 AM
I've used the Keychron M6 at work for about a month, and at home, I decided to pick up the Logitech MX Master 4.
Horizontal scrolling is great!
Horizontal scrolling is great!
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Please share! Bay Area ICE is being sighted all over ahead of the Super Bowl so
Rapid Response Network Hotlines (by County):
Alameda: 510-241-4011
Marin: 415-991-4545
West Marin: 415-755-3622
Contra Costa: 925-900-5151
San Francisco: 415-200-1548
San Mateo: 203-666-4472
Santa Clara: 408-290-1141
Rapid Response Network Hotlines (by County):
Alameda: 510-241-4011
Marin: 415-991-4545
West Marin: 415-755-3622
Contra Costa: 925-900-5151
San Francisco: 415-200-1548
San Mateo: 203-666-4472
Santa Clara: 408-290-1141
January 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Please share! Bay Area ICE is being sighted all over ahead of the Super Bowl so
Rapid Response Network Hotlines (by County):
Alameda: 510-241-4011
Marin: 415-991-4545
West Marin: 415-755-3622
Contra Costa: 925-900-5151
San Francisco: 415-200-1548
San Mateo: 203-666-4472
Santa Clara: 408-290-1141
Rapid Response Network Hotlines (by County):
Alameda: 510-241-4011
Marin: 415-991-4545
West Marin: 415-755-3622
Contra Costa: 925-900-5151
San Francisco: 415-200-1548
San Mateo: 203-666-4472
Santa Clara: 408-290-1141
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🚨Session Alert🚨
🎮 Part-time developers created critically acclaimed TMNT game!
Amanda Farough reveals how Strange Scaffold secured dream IP & delivered success at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026! 🐢
https://bit.ly/48w1DxK
🎮 Part-time developers created critically acclaimed TMNT game!
Amanda Farough reveals how Strange Scaffold secured dream IP & delivered success at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026! 🐢
https://bit.ly/48w1DxK
January 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
🚨Session Alert🚨
🎮 Part-time developers created critically acclaimed TMNT game!
Amanda Farough reveals how Strange Scaffold secured dream IP & delivered success at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026! 🐢
https://bit.ly/48w1DxK
🎮 Part-time developers created critically acclaimed TMNT game!
Amanda Farough reveals how Strange Scaffold secured dream IP & delivered success at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026! 🐢
https://bit.ly/48w1DxK
Dwayne Johnson may have popularized the silver chain + turtleneck look, but it's a fit that works okay
January 18, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Dwayne Johnson may have popularized the silver chain + turtleneck look, but it's a fit that works okay
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It's that time of year again! We need volunteers to help staff our AFK Quiet Room and Hope Booth at PAX East this March!
If you're going to be in Boston and want to give back to the community, head to tinyurl.com/TTEast26 to fill out the form. More info re: requirements/expectations on the form.
If you're going to be in Boston and want to give back to the community, head to tinyurl.com/TTEast26 to fill out the form. More info re: requirements/expectations on the form.
January 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
It's that time of year again! We need volunteers to help staff our AFK Quiet Room and Hope Booth at PAX East this March!
If you're going to be in Boston and want to give back to the community, head to tinyurl.com/TTEast26 to fill out the form. More info re: requirements/expectations on the form.
If you're going to be in Boston and want to give back to the community, head to tinyurl.com/TTEast26 to fill out the form. More info re: requirements/expectations on the form.
might heck around and get my SPHR this year
January 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
might heck around and get my SPHR this year
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It's baffles and frustrates me how people hop over from Twitter to try BlueSky, then leave all huffy because they won't get spoon-fed content when that same dependency on algorithm feeds is what has led to so much modern social media enshitification in the first place? 🤔
January 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
It's baffles and frustrates me how people hop over from Twitter to try BlueSky, then leave all huffy because they won't get spoon-fed content when that same dependency on algorithm feeds is what has led to so much modern social media enshitification in the first place? 🤔
I used to perceive "Sunday scaries" as something that "wasn't real" (for me), and any stressors were my fault that I didn't properly prepare for.
For a few weeks, my Sundays have been unsettling. Sometimes I wish I had someone to bounce my racing thoughts with, but that is so unreasonable to ask. 🫠
For a few weeks, my Sundays have been unsettling. Sometimes I wish I had someone to bounce my racing thoughts with, but that is so unreasonable to ask. 🫠
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I used to perceive "Sunday scaries" as something that "wasn't real" (for me), and any stressors were my fault that I didn't properly prepare for.
For a few weeks, my Sundays have been unsettling. Sometimes I wish I had someone to bounce my racing thoughts with, but that is so unreasonable to ask. 🫠
For a few weeks, my Sundays have been unsettling. Sometimes I wish I had someone to bounce my racing thoughts with, but that is so unreasonable to ask. 🫠
just wanted to share something I wrote to a friend recently.
January 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
just wanted to share something I wrote to a friend recently.
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by = ✍️
buy = 💵
bye = 👋
Bye Bye Bye = 💁🏼♂️💁🏻♂️💁🏼♂️💁🏻♂️💁🏻♂️
buy = 💵
bye = 👋
Bye Bye Bye = 💁🏼♂️💁🏻♂️💁🏼♂️💁🏻♂️💁🏻♂️
January 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
by = ✍️
buy = 💵
bye = 👋
Bye Bye Bye = 💁🏼♂️💁🏻♂️💁🏼♂️💁🏻♂️💁🏻♂️
buy = 💵
bye = 👋
Bye Bye Bye = 💁🏼♂️💁🏻♂️💁🏼♂️💁🏻♂️💁🏻♂️
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Do your best work offline and do not expect to be thanked. Do it because it's the right thing to do, not because you want people to like you. We all go into the dirt alone. No one else will be there when your guardian angel starts listing off your good deeds. Learn to be emotionally self-sufficient.
January 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Do your best work offline and do not expect to be thanked. Do it because it's the right thing to do, not because you want people to like you. We all go into the dirt alone. No one else will be there when your guardian angel starts listing off your good deeds. Learn to be emotionally self-sufficient.
I've been mentally struggling with this for a few months now, but lately, I've been coming home from work and feeling like I come home to work a "second job."
I guess three buckets of this "second job" are: self-care, hobbies, and freelancing.
I guess three buckets of this "second job" are: self-care, hobbies, and freelancing.
January 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I've been mentally struggling with this for a few months now, but lately, I've been coming home from work and feeling like I come home to work a "second job."
I guess three buckets of this "second job" are: self-care, hobbies, and freelancing.
I guess three buckets of this "second job" are: self-care, hobbies, and freelancing.
I don't know which Kingdom Hearts fan wants to hear this, but there are 358 days left in the year.
three cartoon characters are eating ice cream in front of a castle
ALT: three cartoon characters are eating ice cream in front of a castle
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January 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I don't know which Kingdom Hearts fan wants to hear this, but there are 358 days left in the year.
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Please
Stop
Writing
LinkedIn posts
Like
This
Stop
Writing
LinkedIn posts
Like
This
January 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Please
Stop
Writing
LinkedIn posts
Like
This
Stop
Writing
LinkedIn posts
Like
This
Also, paying December's credit card in January.
a man with a mustache is looking at a washing machine with a small , medium , and large button .
ALT: a man with a mustache is looking at a washing machine with a small , medium , and large button .
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January 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Also, paying December's credit card in January.
First Monday of the year is proving to be a "Chapter 1 End Boss of a JRPG" level of difficulty.
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
First Monday of the year is proving to be a "Chapter 1 End Boss of a JRPG" level of difficulty.
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I was on Facebook from about middle school to post-undergrad. I remember holding onto it for so long thinking, "if something happens to somebody I knew, I'd want to know" (and, because of Facebook, I do in fact know about 2 people in my life who passed away that I wouldn't have otherwise known :/ )
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I was on Facebook from about middle school to post-undergrad. I remember holding onto it for so long thinking, "if something happens to somebody I knew, I'd want to know" (and, because of Facebook, I do in fact know about 2 people in my life who passed away that I wouldn't have otherwise known :/ )
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I bet you remember weaknesses you had in 2025. sharp memory! but that was 2025 you - who no longer exists. yes, this is 2026. you can do anything in 2026, anything at all. the only limit is yourself. welcome to you, who has come to 2026. you can do anything in 2026. the infinite is possible in 2026.
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 AM
I bet you remember weaknesses you had in 2025. sharp memory! but that was 2025 you - who no longer exists. yes, this is 2026. you can do anything in 2026, anything at all. the only limit is yourself. welcome to you, who has come to 2026. you can do anything in 2026. the infinite is possible in 2026.