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Julie Pagano
February 18, 2018
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Transcript
Julie Pagano @juliepagano Hi!
I’m here to share my experiences!
MY CAREER
LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER
My thoughts are my own and not that of my
employer.
Previously on Julie’s career…
Previously on Julie’s career…
Previously on Julie’s career…
Previously on Julie’s career… some startups you’ve never heard of
Previously on Julie’s career… B.S. in Computer Engineering
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What should I talk about?
the elephant in the room
SPITE!
SPITE-DRIVEN CAREER DEVELOPMENT
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software engineering is awesome
I’ve made amazing friends
the $$$ helps too
but also…
SPITE
I am successful to spite every dude who said I
don’t belong because they were afraid my success would challenge their mediocrity.
I’ve been told I don’t belong at every level of
my career from when I was a little girl interested in computers to now.
“Jules, don’t go into computers. You should be working with
people!” - high school teacher
FUNDAMENTAL MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE JOB
it has been used to tell people they don’t belong
for decades
“Essentially, engineering is all about cooperation, collaboration, and empathy for
both your colleagues and your customers. If someone told you that engineering was a field where you could get away with not dealing with people or feelings, then I’m very sorry to tell you that you have been lied to.” - Yonatan Zunger
when we are told we don’t belong, we have been
lied to
I am so very sick of that lie
I succeed to spite the people who spread it.
I succeed to spite the people who spread it. I’m
not the only one
#SpiteConf
spite isn’t the only way to look at my career
my talks are another way to look at my experiences
Breaking Down Stereotypes About Computing by Julie Pagano 2014
Stereotype “an often unfair and untrue belief that many people
have about all people or things with a particular characteristic"
fall 2014
winter 2018
what I wish it looked like
stereotype: men are better at computers & programming
stereotype: men are better at computers & programming
reality: women are just as good at computers & programming
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Maybe we don’t need to give these talks to teenage
girls.
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Maybe we need to give these talks to the grown
men who keep spreading these stereotypes to push people out.
My Technology Will Be Intersectional or It Will Be BULLSHIT!
Julie Pagano @juliepagano (or: why you should start worrying and care about the diversity) 2012
It’s Dangerous to Go AloneBATTLING THE INVISIBLE MONSTERS IN TECH
PyCon2014 Julie Pagano @juliepagano
Impostor Syndrome “A psychological phenomenon in which people are unable
to internalize their accomplishments.”
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MIXED FEELINGS
it’s not just in your head if people are saying
you’re an impostor
Speaker support of presented at OSBridge 2014
Suckin’ at something is the first step to being sorta
good at something.
Julie Pagano Write/Speak/Code ‘17
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I don’t want to be an attrition statistic when I
grow up
a common theme
Burnout
reduce harm from burnout
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Do as I say, not as I do. Your life
is too high a cost. - me, mentoring
Lean In
a bit of advice to fight that burnout
celebrate your achievements!
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your continued survival in this industry despite the people who
say you don’t belong makes you a badass!
may the elephant in the room squander in mediocrity
Julie Pagano @juliepagano Thank you!