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Company: Chris-we can’t find any qualified designers. Please help
Me: here’s an awesome person
*intros*
Me to designer: How’s interviewing?
Designer: Took 6 weeks to call, interviewed 2x, then ghosted
Me to co: *Youre’re* the problem.
👏 redesign 👏 your 👏 hiring 👏 process 👏
Folks hired in last 2 years (& interns) may have never been in your (or any) office. If you see behaviors you think need adjusting, keep in mind:
* your org is likely touting “bring your whole self” to work
* don’t use squishy feedback like “how they show up”; say what you mean
Can’t wait to be back in Minneapolis next month for @ConfabEvents. I’ve loved seeing this conf continue to lead the industry for over 10 years since my first visit in 2011, to now this year to see a colleague present, bring a team, and actually help sponsor.
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Twitter alerts from people I don’t follow with no context are either terrifying when mistaken for a mention or look like laughable WhatsApp spam
Totally understand why Slack doesn't have a mute-user feature, but maybe there could be one for free plans used by community groups after one person *checks history* posts every. single. day.
It stuns me that today some people legitimately think there is a conflict between design practitioners and people who sell workshops to call it, with a straight face, a UX Civil War. And oh hail no I’m not linking the evidence
When you’re about to reschedule a doctors appointment because you’re in too many meetings and you realize that’s definitely not how self care works
Today on an introductory call w/ awesome candidate:
Them: “I think I know some of your coworkers”
Me: “Awesome! I know….your …uhh…older brother?”
Them: “oh yeah, that’s my dad”
That’s a first.
Using sportsball references all the time usually isn’t an inclusive approach to clear communication, but using sportsball references and then “apologizing to the ladies” for doing so is for damn sure sexist and assumes only doods know the sports.
Saw someone try to pitch a design job as working at the mint.com of [something]. Does that reference mean anything to practitioners under 30?
I’ve seen a risk of conflating design deliverables and artifacts to job titles and seniority, where only some senior folks should make these things and those folks make those things.
When distinguishing levels, roles or what makes someone senior or not, look at scope, altitude, and expected and realized impact and outcomes, and who these roles partner with instead of saying “only senior folks make those”.
Been reading @Herring_NBA’s work for years starting with his time at the Journal. Great to see I didn’t need to recommend his new book on the 90s Knicks to my pals—they already had it in hand
Yelp’s notifications do a great job of helping me discover new bars and restaurants in cities I was in…
2 months ago… 🤦♂️
Quick reminder that an immature function in an org can still be high performing; likewise teams practicing in a high maturity environment can under perform. Saying a practice or function is immature or mature doesn’t always indicate quality or impact of the team.
Pulled this one out of thin air and before coffee, but at least it wasn’t at 2am
Wordle 209 3/6
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