Nevertheless, my team mate Coded
Nans Dumortier

Nans Dumortier @nans

About: Software engineer, what's important to me is to keep learning. Every day.

Location:
Lille 🇫🇷
Joined:
May 7, 2018

Nevertheless, my team mate Coded

Publish Date: Mar 6 '20
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I'm lucky because I have a great team mate !

Despite an extremely stressful context and a solid imposter syndrome, she coded. She joined the team 1 year ago, and has made great progress although the project was tense.
She's started to express herself more and more, and she still sometimes encounters some setbacks.
I admire her for her perseverance and for the great mood she brings to the team.
Even though the management did not trust her, she has solved some extremely complex problems !

I'm trying my best to support her in tough situations, and we have great time pair programming.

My advice for allies to support self-identifying women and non-binary folks who code is ...

Try and be helpful. On tough problems, simply propose to give a hand, and be comprehensive when the person is feeling insecure.
Do not hesitate to compliment your team mates if you feel so, and ensure they have a healthy work atmosphere.

Comments 2 total

  • Amara Graham
    Amara GrahamMar 6, 2020

    Thank you for supporting your teammate(s)!

  • Meyti
    MeytiMar 15, 2020

    Great! A very similar story happened in here ^_^

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