199: Toxicity in Tech with Amy Newell

04:31 - Amy’s Superpower: Search Algorithms and Finding Things
* Finding Things in Code
* Visual vs Spacial Awareness
08:39 - Toxic Masculinity and Hierarchies in Engineering Roles
* I’m not in security but whenever I hear people taking about who is more technical all I see is folks jockeying for status.(not blaming, that’s the culture we have made in software generally). But from outside whatever y’all mean when you say technical is completely opaque. (https://twitter.com/amynewell/status/1298957052694409218)
* “Soft Skills” vs “Technical”
14:22 - Measuring Skill Advancement
* The Individual Contributor (IC) vs Manager Track
* Management vs Mentorship
21:02 - Congressive vs Ingressive
* x + y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender by Eugenia Cheng (https://www.amazon.com/Mathematicians-Manifesto-Rethinking-Gender/dp/1541646509)
* GTC Episode 038: Category Theory for Normal Humans with Dr. Eugenia Cheng (https://www.greaterthancode.com/category-theory-for-normal-humans)
22:43 - Ways Toxicity Shows Up in The Workplace
* Doing/Recognizing “Real Work”
* Letting Go of Past Baggage
* Amy Newell - Lessons from Bipolar Disorder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf8TYuAZY8g) (The first time Amy said the word “Patriarchy”)
* Microaggressions
29:07 - Unlearning and Psychological Safety
37:07 - The Word “Nontechnical”
* Respecting Expertise
* Skilled/Unskilled Labor: All Labor is Skilled Labor!
40:41 - Recognizing and Feeling Value
* Being Your Authentic Self
* Making Culture Better for Everyone; Supporting People & Making Space
* Counting Emotional Energy
* Enough Leaning In. Let’s Tell Men to Lean Out. (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/opinion/sunday/feminism-lean-in.html)
* Yes, and-ing
Reflections:
Jessica: Every person has a unique set of ways they can have an impact and best contribute.
Jamey: Feeling like you belong and realizing that others might not. Being aware of both mindsets.
Amy: The onus really should be on people who have power and privilege in any conversation to be doing most of the work to be aware of what I see vs what they see. Special Guest: Amy Newell.

04:31 - Amy’s Superpower: Search Algorithms and Finding Things

Finding Things in Code
Visual vs Spacial Awareness

08:39 - Toxic Masculinity and Hierarchies in Engineering Roles

I’m not in security but whenever I hear people taking about who is more technical all I see is folks jockeying for status.(not blaming, that’s the culture we have made in software generally). But from outside whatever y’all mean when you say technical is completely opaque.
“Soft Skills” vs “Technical”

14:22 - Measuring Skill Advancement

The Individual Contributor (IC) vs Manager Track
Management vs Mentorship

21:02 - Congressive vs Ingressive

x + y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender by Eugenia Cheng
GTC Episode 038: Category Theory for Normal Humans with Dr. Eugenia Cheng

22:43 - Ways Toxicity Shows Up in The Workplace

Doing/Recognizing “Real Work”
Letting Go of Past Baggage
Amy Newell - Lessons from Bipolar Disorder (The first time Amy said the word “Patriarchy”)
Microaggressions

29:07 - Unlearning and Psychological Safety

37:07 - The Word “Nontechnical”

Respecting Expertise
Skilled/Unskilled Labor: All Labor is Skilled Labor!

40:41 - Recognizing and Feeling Value

Being Your Authentic Self
Making Culture Better for Everyone; Supporting People & Making Space
Counting Emotional Energy
Enough Leaning In. Let’s Tell Men to Lean Out.
Yes, and-ing

Reflections:

Jessica: Every person has a unique set of ways they can have an impact and best contribute.

Jamey: Feeling like you belong and realizing that others might not. Being aware of both mindsets.

Amy: The onus really should be on people who have power and privilege in any conversation to be doing most of the work to be aware of what I see vs what they see.

Special Guest: Amy Newell.

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