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Work, Work, Work Emma Jane Hogbin Westby @emmajanehw https://drupal.org/u/emmajane

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drupal.org/u/emmajane

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Know what’s happening when happiness happens. @emmajanehw

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When you’re in your happy place, what are you doing? Refactoring Scaling Building Mentoring Upgrading Optimising Solo Pairing Social

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Pioneers, Settlers,
 Town Planners The way you like to work is valuable
 for specific environments. http://bit.ly/1Iz2dsf

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Roughly... Pioneers invent. Settlers refactor. Town planners scale. @emmajanehw

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Are you fighting, or fitting in? @emmajanehw

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Employers can be pioneers,
 settlers, or
 town planners. @emmajanehw

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Types of Employers • Self-employed / Contractor / Solopreneur • Agency: Building for others • In-house: Building for your company • Combinations: An in-house agency

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Types of Industry • Producers of technology
 Trade show floor at DrupalCon • Users of technology
 DrupalCon attendees • What’s your “other” passion?
 Government? The environment? Fast cars? News?

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Find a job that’s right
 for both of you. @emmajanehw

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a primer
 on reading job adverts pro tip: most job descriptions are not very good

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Inventor-Friendly • “You will need to efficiently execute on business priorities and designs in an agile framework...” • “Come prepared to work in a fast-paced environment” • Good for: pioneers

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Refactor-Friendly • “Continually improve operational processes and procedures.” • “Development and support of ...” • Good for: settlers

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Scale-Friendly • “Utilize object-oriented design patterns for separation of concerns, code reusability, security and performance, develop and implement robust client-side solutions.” • “Architectural design decisions that improve scalability & performance.” • Good for: town planners

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Caution: High Interrupt • “The position requires constant communication with colleagues.” • “Responds to client demands.” • “Regular exposure to...” • Any reference to pairing or XP

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Which resonates... Pioneers invent. Settlers refactor. Town planners scale. @emmajanehw

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Lessons from the trenches

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Distributed is hard.
 and usually worth it @emmajanehw

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Aiming for “culture fit” is aiming too low. @emmajanehw

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Conditions change; you may change. @emmajanehw

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Your perfect job is out there. • The way you like to work is valuable. • Know yourself, not just your role. • Consider: Pioneers, Settlers, and Town Planners
 http://bit.ly/1Iz2dsf • Work with your team to define and achieve success. • Slides: speakerdeck.com/emmajane/work-work-work