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So tired of hearing stories from women about how they have worked in tech but never been allowed to /succeed/ in tech.Permalink On twitter.com
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Your new senior engineer is on your team already, if you could only get the other engineers to listen to her.Permalink On twitter.com
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It is almost impossible to do your job, demonstrate "leadership" & "technical depth" when the people who you work with won't listen to you.Permalink On twitter.com
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The best advice I have for women on to career progression is: you are unlikely to get anywhere when your colleagues treat you like shit.Permalink On twitter.com
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If you are underrep in tech and reading these tweets thinking "it me" my DMs are open and I will help you if I can.Permalink On twitter.com
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I talked about some of this stuff on lessthanorequal with Aleen and I would love it if you listened to it. relay.fm/ltoe/81On twitter.com
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Final thought: when I hear these stories the first question I ask is "what the fuck was your manager doing". Answers fall into 2 categories.Permalink On twitter.com
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1) Making things worse. This includes victim blaming and gas lighting. Telling women how to be different, or pretending it's not happening.Permalink On twitter.com
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2) writing code. I wish I got to write more code. But if you prioritize code over managing maybe you shouldn't be a manager.Permalink On twitter.com
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The health of your team and the emotional well being of your direct reports should be more important than your self-identity as a "coder".Permalink On twitter.com
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This is the job.Permalink On twitter.com