Talk & Discussion: Perfectionism, Impostor Syndrome and Anxiety

🌈 Jo Franchetti (she/her) is joining us for a talk followed by an audience discussion facilitated by Juke (they/them) 🌈

Perfectionism, Impostor Syndrome and Anxiety - Understanding your fears and learning to be kind to yourself

Working in the tech industry can sometimes make us feel inferior. It is easy to start believing that everyone knows more, or finds the work easier. When we’re surrounded by so many clever people, how can we not start to judge ourselves against them and our work against theirs?

Impostor syndrome - the belief that you don’t deserve to be where you are, and perfectionism - a need to work to impossibly high standards, are exhausting.

Learn how to spot these destructive thought patterns in yourself, how to manage anxiety and procrastination and how to start being kinder to yourself, because you’re awesome and you deserve to be here.

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Jo is a developer advocate at Ably. She is passionate about Realtime Data, PWAs and great CSS. She’s got 7 years experience as a front end developer and has worked in various parts of the tech industry from startups, agencies, charities to large organisations. She is also a mentor and organiser at codebar.io where she is able to act on her passion not only for teaching good use of the web but also for improving the diversity and inclusivity of the tech industry.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisjofrank

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Juke is a software crafter, facilitator and conference organiser from London. They are exploring the importance of people in software development. They are always trying to improve their skills and share knowledge. As an active member of the European Software Crafter community, they love to participate in unconferences. They co-founded Queer Code London, organise SoCraTes UK unconference and facilitate SoCraTes Germany. They also love running code retreats, open spaces and workshops.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Singsalad

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Schedule

6pm - arrival & food
6:30pm - talk
7:15pm - facilitated discussion
8:20pm - wrap up

Food is kindly provided by Concisely Crafted.

If you're new to the group: we know it can be difficult to join a new social group, so we offer a Buddy Scheme to make it easier. We arrange to have one of our team meet you before the meetup starts, and to help introduce you to the group. For more info, see our Buddy Scheme page (https://github.com/qcldn/docs/blob/master/buddy.md).

Accessibility information

The building is wheelchair accessible, with lifts to the first floor, wheelchair accessible bathroom.

Please note that ThoughtWorks have their own event Code of Conduct (https://info.thoughtworks.com/code-of-conduct-en.html), which all participants of this event have to abide by.

About ThoughtWorks

We’re a global software consultancy solving complex problems with technology. We connect strategy and execution, helping our clients to strengthen their core technology, scale with flexibility and create seamless digital experiences. From our extensive experience in developing software, we pioneered open-source products that support development teams to create better software. We partner with our clients to continuously evolve their tech and enable an adaptive mindset to meet their business goals. Find out more information here: https://www.thoughtworks.com/

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