PSU February 2018

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1. Julie Pagano @juliepagano Hi!
2. I’m here to share my experiences!
3. MY CAREER
4. LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER
5. My thoughts are my own and not that of my employer.
6. Previously on Julie’s career…
7. Previously on Julie’s career…
8. Previously on Julie’s career…
9. Previously on Julie’s career… some startups you’ve never heard of
10. Previously on Julie’s career… B.S. in Computer Engineering
12. What should I talk about?
13. the elephant in the room
14. SPITE!
15. SPITE-DRIVEN CAREER DEVELOPMENT
20. software engineering is awesome
21. I’ve made amazing friends
22. the $$$ helps too
23. but also…
24. SPITE
25. I am successful to spite every dude who said I don’t belong because they were afraid my success would challenge their mediocrity.
26. 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.
27. “Jules, don’t go into computers. You should be working with people!” - high school teacher
28. FUNDAMENTAL MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE JOB
29. it has been used to tell people they don’t belong for decades
30. “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
31. when we are told we don’t belong, we have been lied to
32. I am so very sick of that lie
33. I succeed to spite the people who spread it.
34. I succeed to spite the people who spread it. I’m not the only one
35. #SpiteConf
36. spite isn’t the only way to look at my career
37. my talks are another way to look at my experiences
38. Breaking Down Stereotypes About Computing by Julie Pagano 2014
39. Stereotype “an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic"
40. fall 2014
41. winter 2018
42. what I wish it looked like
43. stereotype: men are better at computers & programming
44. stereotype: men are better at computers & programming
45. reality: women are just as good at computers & programming
47. Maybe we don’t need to give these talks to teenage girls.
49. Maybe we need to give these talks to the grown men who keep spreading these stereotypes to push people out.
50. 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
51. It’s Dangerous to Go AloneBATTLING THE INVISIBLE MONSTERS IN TECH PyCon2014 Julie Pagano @juliepagano
52. Impostor Syndrome “A psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments.”
54. MIXED FEELINGS
55. it’s not just in your head if people are saying you’re an impostor
56. Speaker support of presented at OSBridge 2014
57. Suckin’ at something is the first step to being sorta good at something.
58. Julie Pagano Write/Speak/Code ‘17
60. I don’t want to be an attrition statistic when I grow up
61. a common theme
62. Burnout
63. reduce harm from burnout
65. Do as I say, not as I do. Your life is too high a cost. - me, mentoring
66. Lean In
67. a bit of advice to fight that burnout
68. celebrate your achievements!
73. your continued survival in this industry despite the people who say you don’t belong makes you a badass!
74. may the elephant in the room squander in mediocrity
75. Julie Pagano @juliepagano Thank you!