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.