Caelyn McAulay @math_foo@witches.town
Code Witch - English/Français - Ruby/Python - She/They - Skwurl
The result of my email is that I am meeting with the CTO today to talk about how to improve our parental leave policy. I have been frantically researching what other companies offer and mentally preparing my arguments.
I am nervous.
@dwenius I am at a startup with just over 200 people. I don't need it (and never plan to) and do have some social capital to spend here. So, it is encouraging to hear that someone else in a reasonably similar situation has had success.
Found out my company's mat/pat leave policy was....poor. I have sent an email to the co-founders pointing out that is, you know, maybe a contributing factor to why women don't want to work here.
I was more diplomatic than that; but I am nervous about potential outcomes.
what the slide for my research talk is labeled: "How can we reliably differentiate between detector noise artifacts and astrophysical signals?"
what that same slide was labeled in my 1st draft outline: "earth jiggles or space jiggles: the struggle"
I wouldn't normally kinkshame, but Afficher plus
I spent the day reviewing applications for co-op students to pick which ones to interview.
It sucked. I missed coding. But being willing to do it means I can try to make sure we hire fairly.
It hurt. I couldn't interview everyone who I thought could do a terrific job, I had to filter people for bullshit reasons.
C-16, the bill codifying human rights for #trans people in Canada, just passed:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/with-gender-identity-bill-canada-shows-leadership-in-advancing-humanrights/article35323583/
It's so funny every time someone sees my tattoo of Damien from the Omen and thinks it's my kid. Then I have to explain and watch the horror take over their face.
I'm queer and tired, retoot if you're also queer and tired
It feels like there's been a sudden influx of PoC and communists here and I am CHUFFED AS FUCK
boost this toot if u arent straight. this is for science
J'aime me que 'courthouse' est 'palais de justice' en français.
Bisexuality and belonging [comic] : http://kateordie.tumblr.com/post/161532061067/i-realize-i-drew-the-bi-pride-flag-two-different
@eribloodlust Well, I am bi, masculine of centre, Canadian and sometimes I write about how happy coding makes me and how sad brogrammers make me.
I have been at my current employer for about two years, and I am more excited about what I do than when I started because I have seen my efforts pay off. I see so much more that I can do to make things even better and for now I think I will have the freedom to do so.
Sometimes I feel so tired and burnt out by the issues in tech; but what makes me feel better is thinking about the software I have written. The stuff that I am just really proud of how well it works, and that I have plans to make even better.