Looking to send an email to expense The Pragmatic Engineer? Feel free to use either of these two templates, below. If your company uses Learnerbly, you can request the newsletter with one click.
(There is also a Google Doc with the same content as below)
For Software Engineers and Individual Contributors
Hi [name of manager],
I’d like to expense a subscription to The Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. It’s a weekly newsletter for software engineers and engineering managers and is a resource that would help me get even better at my job.
As a subscriber, I get in-depth issues with actionable advice every week and software engineering resources that can help with my job. The newsletter covers topics like onboarding to a new team, engineers leading projects, engineering practices like migrations and many others.
It costs $150/year ($15/month). If it helps with experimenting with just one approach that helps me or the team work better, it’s already a fantastic deal. I’m pretty sure the ROI on this resource will easily be 100x.
Let me know if you’re fine with this.
Thanks,
[Your name]
For Engineering Managers
Hi [name of manager],
I’d like to expense a subscription to The Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. It’s a weekly newsletter for engineering managers and software engineers and is a resource that would help me become an even better manager.
As a subscriber, I get in-depth issues with actionable advice every week and access to engineering manager resources for inspiration. The newsletter covers topics like hiring topics, onboarding practices, engineers leading projects, retaining engineers and many others.
It costs $150/year ($15/month). If this resource helps with just one approach that makes our team more efficient, it’s already an outstanding deal. I’m confident the ROI on this expense will easily be 100x.
Let me know if you’re fine with this.
Thanks,
[Your name]