Kristin Smith

Attempted to self-soothe with coffee It was a mistake

@gurlcode Thanks for normalizing this! I aim to look calm on the outside but my insides go into full on meltdown mode. Good to know that might not go away and that's okay!

@llmunro Watch out world, ENORMOUS pockets in everything, coming right up

@Chip192203 @llmunro Awwww best of intentions though!

@KristinInTech @llmunro Can’t get anymore lopsided than when Mom figure her aunt was seamstress so she should be able too as well….problem…aunt by marriage not blood. 😱😳 Dining room table covered with dress pieces for months. Best goof used left sleeve pattern for right sleeve, never fit her right.

@shelbyspees Yay! Finally sent mine in this morning. Why is this system so weird and nerve wracking?

@SREChristina @qconlondon Awesome! What was the panel on?

Spotted at @qconlondon: an all-female panel (facilitator included) on a technical topic, not “just” a DEI topic 👏👏👏 #qcon2022 #QConLondon

@llmunro Mind blown

@llmunro 100% on board with simplifying the spices! Also, I bulk buy minced garlic and will wash but not peel carrots because otherwise dinner doesn't happen

Periodic reminder to myself that: you're talking too fast slow down take the extra five minutes to connect on this call everything will still be here tomorrow

@erikaybar_ I love this. It's like a living funeral, but for your professional self! We are definitely going to be implementing this as a supplement to the less fun "let's all gather around and try to divine what knowledge only you hold and should write down in the next 3 days" ceremony

📢 listen up everyone

@llmunro While smiling

@llmunro Keeping her in my thoughts. Been real scary to watch from afar and Boulder just keeps getting hit.

@jamie_gaskins Always good to run across a reminder

@KristinInTech My younger self (and, let's be honest, sometimes my current self) could learn something from this fence

This fence out here setting boundaries

I love stepping into an elevator where someone has recently been wearing an inordinate amount of perfume/cologne and imagining where on earth that scent cloud is going...

Excited to announce the launch of Bikecoin 🚲💰. It's a triptocurrency. You mine Bikecoin every time you make a daily trip by bike. The funds you earn are automatically not-deducted from your bank account in the form of not buying gas.

This! (Also yep, terrified of street biking over here and part of this gross feedback cycle)

@sdmouton That is a helpful reminder. I'm tempted to try and gloss over the differences between the two groups and be one happy team, but that's probably going to backfire at some point. Thank you

@KristinInTech I could say a lot but more or less it's: be genuine and welcoming. try not to use language or convey information in ways that are oriented towards everyone in the group being an employee. when you have to, make it clear what's going on and separate groups kindly and gratefully.

Who's worked on tech teams with both full time employees and contractors? Curious how you manage team building when some positions are designed to be temporary