PSU February 2018 - Speaker Deck

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Julie Pagano @juliepagano Hi!

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I’m here to share my experiences!

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MY CAREER

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LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER

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My thoughts are my own and not that of my employer.

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Previously on Julie’s career…

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Previously on Julie’s career…

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Previously on Julie’s career…

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Previously on Julie’s career… some startups you’ve never heard of

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Previously on Julie’s career… B.S. in Computer Engineering

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What should I talk about?

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the elephant in the room

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SPITE!

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SPITE-DRIVEN CAREER DEVELOPMENT

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software engineering is awesome

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I’ve made amazing friends

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the $$$ helps too

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but also…

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SPITE

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I am successful to spite every dude who said I don’t belong because they were afraid my success would challenge their mediocrity.

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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.

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“Jules, don’t go into computers. You should be working with people!” - high school teacher

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FUNDAMENTAL MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE JOB

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it has been used to tell people they don’t belong for decades

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“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

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when we are told we don’t belong, we have been lied to

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I am so very sick of that lie

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I succeed to spite the people who spread it.

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I succeed to spite the people who spread it. I’m not the only one

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#SpiteConf

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spite isn’t the only way to look at my career

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my talks are another way to look at my experiences

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Breaking Down Stereotypes About Computing by Julie Pagano 2014

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Stereotype “an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic"

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fall 2014

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winter 2018

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what I wish it looked like

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stereotype: men are better at computers & programming

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stereotype: men are better at computers & programming

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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.

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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

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It’s Dangerous to Go AloneBATTLING THE INVISIBLE MONSTERS IN TECH PyCon2014 Julie Pagano @juliepagano

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Impostor Syndrome “A psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments.”

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MIXED FEELINGS

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it’s not just in your head if people are saying you’re an impostor

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Speaker support of presented at OSBridge 2014

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Suckin’ at something is the first step to being sorta good at something.

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Julie Pagano Write/Speak/Code ‘17

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I don’t want to be an attrition statistic when I grow up

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a common theme

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Burnout

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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

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Lean In

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a bit of advice to ﬁght that burnout

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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!