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First and foremost, do not pass judgement. I will not begrudge you
for your religious beliefs, political alignments, or any other
- aspects of your life. And I expect the same courtesy in return. You
- do not have to accept who I am, or support my choices, but we need
- to maintain a respectful and cordial professional relationship.
+ aspects of your life. And I expect the same courtesy in return. I am
+ a transgender woman and a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. You
+ do not have to agree with who I am or support my choices, but we
+ need to maintain a respectful and cordial professional relationship.
Expressing hateful, mean-spirited, or vitriolic comments does not
foster such an environment, and my tolerance for such is nil.
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with pale imitations, or harass/target someone, or restrict access
to information.
+
+ Third, technology should be inclusive, ethical, and sustainable.
+ These are not buzzwords to me — they are the foundation of every
+ project I take on. I learned to code through a free, open curriculum
+ during the pandemic, and that experience shaped everything. Knowledge
+ hoarded helps no one. Knowledge shared changes lives. I build with
+ that in mind.
+
+
+ Finally, autonomy is sacred. I will never build something designed
+ to manipulate, coerce, or remove agency from the people using it.
+ If a project asks me to do that, the answer is no.
+
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hours are the best. Too early and I'll likely fail to wake up. Too
late and I might be incoherent.
+
+ I have nerve damage and lumbar spine degeneration, which means I
+ need to step away from the screen and move around regularly. If I go
+ quiet for a few minutes mid-conversation, I haven't disappeared —
+ I'm just stretching. Please do not interpret this as disengagement.
+
If given something like a Trello or a Monday board, I will 100% make
it pretty and load every single task ever on there. I'm a sucker for
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it all at once, or save the ping for the last part.
- I have generalised anxiety disorder. Please for the love of all
- things, do NOT say "we need to talk" or "do you have time to meet".
- I will 100% sit there right up until the meeting starts stressing
- about getting fired and not actually getting any work done. If you
- need to call me out, just rip the bandage off and come out of the
- gate with it.
+ I have generalised anxiety disorder and depression. Please for the
+ love of all things, do NOT say "we need to talk" or "do you have
+ time to meet". I will 100% sit there right up until the meeting
+ starts stressing about getting fired and not actually getting any
+ work done. If you need to call me out, just rip the bandage off and
+ come out of the gate with it. Likewise, if I've done something well,
+ please tell me — words of encouragement genuinely land for me and
+ will make me work even harder for you.
I dunno if you noticed the tone changed in this document about a