Manny

It’s hard to stop the gears from turning even when you’re away from work. 🥲

Why Women in Tech isn't enough Women in Tech spaces help, but fall short in the long run. Real progress needs systemic change and active involvement from men in positions of power.

I have been back and forth over the span of 5 years about whether to publish this article.

All opinions and experiences in this post are my own, or from people I personally know, backed up with recent reports and statistics.

I’m so glad you decided to publish this ❤️‍🔥 There are so many parallel’s to other marginalized groups and how I’ve felt about some of the performative nature.

In my experience these initiatives are great for establishing community and opening doors but maybe not the systemic impact that’s needed.

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Because it’s the true final evolution 😹

Have you started a farm yet?

Built a new PC for some games 🤓

I agree it feels silly, but I mean, when you look at the (mostly short-term) incentives, is it really that unbelievable?

I’ve been there, and sometimes still am.

Every once in a while I have to remind myself “you are more than what you produce”.

Trains had WiFi in 1995? 🤭

Autonomy and influence >>> big fancy titles

I thought the same exact thing.

Maybe the business case is just hype and marketing noise, something to distract from floundering on Apple intelligence. “Look over there” kinda vibes.

Never too much, just enough 💅🏽

A very timely read for tech workers right now.

My favorite takeaway as it applies to cross-functional teams, especially for designers:

"in order to master your own domain, the boundaries of your specialism will often blur with specialists in other domains."

The parallels to fast fashion is spot on. Loved the POV beyond the tech bubble it brings from other industries.

Sometimes we forget how young tech is relative to other industries and the lessons that can be learned from others.

CSS FTW ❤️

I'm willing to bet there will be, but I would love to be proven wrong.

a drag queen with blonde hair is talking about how this turns out . Alt: RuPaul in drag holding up a pair of spectacles saying: “I can’t wait to see how this turns out”

Indeed 👀

I would agree with all of the above, but I think it varies depending on the size/maturity of the org too.

Research is also more than UXR alone imo.

But if a company has any of these 3 things, I find it unlikely they do discovery in the first place, more so “validation” at the end.

Higher ed isn’t much better sadly, especially public/state schools 🥲

d. Spherical 🙃

A good reminder that disability comes for all of us eventually. I also prefer reading ebooks for more adaptable viewing options.

Soon enough, people will be adding "Figma Suite" to their resumes.

Thoughts!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?

I would say both, but it can also come from other levels of the business as well.

Deceptive patterns are often the result of teams over optimizing for business metrics, whether it was intended or not. I think the responsibility ultimately belongs to the people creating the incentives.

Nerd, but I’d totally do the same with my keyboard 🤭

Groundbreaking 😂

Be honest, how many times have you secretly thought or said “I told you so” 🤭

I feel attacked 😂