Question by Laura, Data Scientist
asked on 2019-08-08
asked on 2019-08-08
I think people often think of developers as some nerd in a basement who's drinking too much RedBull, but you can be anybody. You just need to be able to express yourself.
And the ways in which you express yourself in a remote context are to communicate often and a lot. At Manifold, we use slack and have work-specific channels as wells fun channels. There's a channel about food that we've made because we have a coworker who really loves using a smoker and making amazing smoked meat.Being engaged, over communicating, and being who you are is key.
-- Jessica, Manifold._____________________________________
I definitely agree with Jessica. I think the topic of bringing your full self to work, it's something that I know I've always struggled with.
What does it mean for me to be myself at work? How do I, subconsciously, try to conform with the rest of my coworkers? My coworkers are very different from me. There have been several times in my career where I've thought, "should I be wearing this? I don't have any "tech t-shirts."I don't go to enough conferences to get tees and wear them every day... but knowing that if I wear a dress and flats, then I'm going to be the really intense outlier and being fully aware of that.
-Chloe, Manifold