Episode 57: Tessa Ann Taylor (The New Yorker)

Authority Issues

In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Tessa talk about:

• Studying computer science because she "ran out of math classes" at her high school
• ACTUALLY using trigonometry in real life
• How all-women educational environments are awesome
• Unlearning the Seattle culture in favor of the New York culture
• Translating academic experiences into tech industry programming interviews
• Getting a foot in the door via content production
• Freelancing to live, not living to freelance
• The joys?! of maintaining legacy code and CMSes
• Management training at NYTimes
• Understanding the responsibilities of the middle manager
• Going into management to create the environments she wants others to experience
• Telling a bad job that you're not a "culture fit" for them
• Being intrinsically motivated vs deferring to authority
• Remembering that current authority structures are not designed for marginalized people
• How leadership experience can be good and bad for non-work interactions

Books Tessa recommended:
https://www.amazon.com/Managers-Path-Leaders-Navigating-Growth/dp/1491973897
https://www.amazon.com/Rework-Jason-Fried/dp/0307463745 + https://www.amazon.com/Doesnt-Have-Be-Crazy-Work/dp/0062874780/

Tessa's favorite leadership book:
https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Self-Deception-Getting-Out-Box/dp/1576759776

You can find Tessa on twitter and on Medium as @c0d3rgirl

Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3