Software Engineer, Manager, Teacher. Seattleite. Old enough that I can hear the sound of dial-up internet when I close my eyes, young enough to care about up-to-date emoji usage. Kindness and joy are important. (Opinions my own). She/her.
Kristen M Thayer
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This feels a lot like the emails I get from my local Parks and Rec about billing that look like phishing attempts... emails don't match, domains are super weird, like at least 5 things they covered in my work training, thank you very much
This is now my most popular post... fourteen-year-old me would feel so proud
I forgot to say, she’s in mechanical engineering!
#WomenInSTEM
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Brb gotta go click some buttons
excuse me I have something in my eye
Hugs to everyone working too hard, on too much, with too little kindness and understanding around you. We all deserve better.
EM skills irl:
Me, negotiating with my 7yo about how many of pages she has to complete tonight:
"Why don't you finish one page and see how long it takes, and we'll circle back on our total estimate at that time"
This is fun! And apparently helpful!
I have been describing my current company as a place where we work reasonable hours, the product is profitable, and people are kind to work with, and people keep responding variations of awe and disbelief.
Which says a lot about where the tech industry is right now, I guess :-(
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I had an English teacher who insisted that there should be a comma after every use of the word "and," no exceptions (super bad explanation of the Oxford comma)
I proceeded to write an essay full of phrases like "my friend and, I had to go to the store," to prove how wrong she was.
I was fourteen.
The real QR code for Diamond Parking: points at arrive.com, which redirects to parkwhiz.com
The scam QR code my friend lost $40 to: points at stripe.com checkout page showing "Diamond Parking Service" as the merchant and the correct lot location as the product
How do you even defend against this?
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My DIL is just finishing her engineering degree at Guelph and is looking for jobs in that part of Ontario. One of her first interviews was very sexist. Do any of my STEM people here have leads for a women-friendly workplace?
