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  1. I love getting emails saying I'm considered one of the best engineers in Sydney especially because... Y'know... I don't live there anymore.
    1. …in reply to @catehstn
      To be clear - there a problem with the fact that this evaluation is based on 1) pedigree and 2) who you know.
      1. …in reply to @catehstn
        People assume I'm a good engineer mostly because I worked at google. But there are loads of mediocre engineers at Google.
        1. …in reply to @catehstn
          In my experience they are more usually men though. When it's harder for women to get through every hurdle we are more frequently weeded out.
    2. …in reply to @catehstn
      The other wonderful thing about this email is that it was inviting me to an event where only men are speaking! I love that too.