Muddling Through The Middle Bits: What comes after junior
but before senior @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
A presentation at Penguicon in May 2018 in Southfield, MI, USA by Anne Cahalan
Muddling Through The Middle Bits: What comes after junior
but before senior @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
Who am I? ! I'm Anne! ! iOS Developer ! Former Junior Developer @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
Who are you? ! Junior Devs @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
Who are you? ! Junior Devs ! Senior Devs @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
Who are you? ! Junior Devs ! Senior Devs ! Mid-career Devs @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
! Sharing Circle ! @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
How I Stopped Being A Junior Developer: ❓ ❔
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Why Are We Here? ! @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
The Dip ! @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
! I'm generally happy in my job @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
! I'm generally happy in my job ! Someone else at Labs cares about my success @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
! I'm generally happy in my job ! Someone else at Labs cares about my success ! I'm appropriately recognized and rewarded @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
! But Why? ! @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
! A Clue! ! @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
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! This is interesting ➡ Junior Devs ➡ Senior Devs ➡ ...other? @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
⌨ Survey Time @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
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! "Speak up more" ! "Don't be afraid to argue" ! "We didn't get your input" ! "Be more comfortable making and challenging decisions" @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
Junior devs find power in questions Mid-career devs find power in answers @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
Time to release the suck @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
Let your questions change @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
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Junior devs: how Mid-career devs: what Senior devs: why @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
! The Bank Of Experience ! @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
⏳ Time ⌛ @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
You need to screw up ! worked there, so it will probably work here @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
You need to screw up ! worked there, so it will probably work here We should definitely do ! with this, " is a disaster @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
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This is when we lose women and people of color @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
32% of women in tech feel stalled in their career and plan on leaving within the next year. 1 1 Hewlett, Sylvia Anne, and Laura Sherbin. Athena Factor 2.0: Accelerating Female Talent in Science, Engineering, and Technology. 2014, talentinnovation.org. @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
48% of black women in tech feel stalled in their career. 2 2 Hewlett, Sylvia Anne, and Laura Sherbin. Athena Factor 2.0: Accelerating Female Talent in Science, Engineering, and Technology. 2014, talentinnovation.org. @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
56% of women will leave their tech career during the middle career stage 2 2 Hewlett, Sylvia Anne, and Laura Sherbin. Athena Factor 2.0: Accelerating Female Talent in Science, Engineering, and Technology. 2014, talentinnovation.org. @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
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! 3% Latina women ! 1% African American women 2 2 Hewlett, Sylvia Anne, and Laura Sherbin. Athena Factor 2.0: Accelerating Female Talent in Science, Engineering, and Technology. 2014, talentinnovation.org. @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
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Mentorship Doesn't Work @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
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Stereotype Threat @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
☎ The Call Is Coming From Inside The House @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
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Junior devs need to build trust in others Mid-career devs need to build trust in ourselves @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
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Release The Suck Change Your Questions Build Your Bank Of Experience Drive Through Ohio Guide Others @northofnormal * Detroit Labs * she/her
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