@BefriendingDragons @ Insta & Threads: Cindy Gross

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@KatrinaKibben I was struggling on a team where I just didn't fit but refused to give up. I kept working harder & longer. A mentor suggested I work 35 hrs a week, prioritizing only what was highly impactful & saying no to the rest. It was really useful for the review cycle. #BefriendingDragons

I remember that feeling of thinking if I just go into the office early enough before everyone gets in, I won't stay late and then .. I always stayed late at work. Why do we do that to ourselves? We know there's no award for being the last one there, right?

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I love seeing all the excitement of #SQLFamily back together in-person at #MVPSummit! I'm just down the road in Issaquah, I'd love to see some SQL friends if anyone is heading out to happy hour or dinner tonight. 🐲 #BefriendingDragons

In a waiting rm this week a woman told the receptionist how she was surprised when a friend got COVID bc she thought it was over now. WTF ppl! It's endemic as in NOT GOING AWAY. It's a leading cause of death & long COVID sucks. Mask up.

I've been there: left behind at work. The system was against me. I was burned out. There's hope. I found my way out. I can help you find your way out & forward. Schedule a free consult to see how my 5-month VIP "Uplevel Your Career" program can work for you. #BefriendingDragons

@piper4missouri Finding a rheumatologist in the US is hard, rescheduling pushes out the appointment by months. It took my PCP pushing hard to get me in w/a new one after my last retired. Apparently they have longer avg appts but US insurance pays same so fewer ppl choose the specialty.

If, in 2023, your organization isn't embracing DEI and multiculturalism, by 2033 your organization probably won't exist. There is no path to prosperity in only pursuing white consumers or labor. It's demographically unsustainable.

@MichaelFordTO Regulations aka protections spell out expectations. They make assumptions and requirements explicit. They provide a consistent experience over time so individuals and businesses can do long term planning. Why would you brag about not having clear expectations?

@MichaelFordTO Are you really proud of having the least consistency, least clarity, and fewest protections for actual humans?

Did you know Ontario has the lowest number of regulations per capita in Canada? When it comes to reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens, we’re getting it done. Learn more about our strong record of red tape reduction: bit.ly/3XUvUPH #RTAW

@onejasonknight I have never worked with a team that expected all backlog items would be done. Choosing what gets de-prioritized or marked "will not do" is a part of every planning cycle.

@NikkiHaley Why are you trying to take free speech away from Americans?

86 Democrats voted against a resolution denouncing socialism today. 14 voted present. When people show you who they really are, believe them.

@oldenoughtosay Midwest. No, fish isn't exactly meat unless you're talking about vegetarian/vegan. I can see how it would sometimes fall into the meat category. However, despite what some of my friends say, meat does include more than beef.

@peacock Rutherford Falls is the reason I subscribed to Peacock. Maybe reconsider the cancellation and bring it back.

20 million people have subscribed to Peacock. That's a lot of people watching The Traitors.

@ComradeDoyIe I am a citizen of the US, Delaware Tribe of Indians, & Cherokee Nation. I have ancestors who were here in what we now call America since long, long before my other ancestors came here to steal land from them. So if I were to buy into your standards, I am "more American" than you.

@ComradeDoyIe Unlike gender, citizenship is binary. Are you American - yes or no. There is no "I'm more American than you" bs. I am American. If I found out tomorrow I had been adopted from parents born in another country I would be just as American.

Just because you have a piece of paper saying that you’re an American doesn’t mean that you have equal claim to this country as those who can trace their ancestry on this land back to before the government that gave you that paper.

@NikkiHaley The white gaze is so prevalent in the US that any attempt to present any other perspective, such as that if Black and/or Indigenous Americans, is seen by the right as un-American. What they call CRT is just multiple viewpoints that are seen as valid.

CRT is un-American.