Career wins from 2020

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I’m among the privileged and lucky ones to find thankfulness when I reflect on this past year. It’s not gone according to almost any of my plans, but I still feel like I’ve come out on top. Here’s my 2020 brag list!

• Pivotal was acquired by VMware, and I was thrown into managing several new problems, covering holes in staffing, and keeping up office morale, all while working only part-time. I busted my butt, y’all, and my office was better for it. I also created 2 comprehensive guidebooks for the people who would be replacing me and my front desk associate because…
• I made the complicated to quit my job in the tech industry to care for my twin babies. I agonized over this choice, but I knew that I could always change my mind in the future. Well, my first week of no work was the second week of my state’s Shelter in Place order, and becoming my daughters’ full-time caregiver ended up being the only choice my family had (and no mind-changing opportunities are on the horizon yet). I’ll say that I’m very thankful I decided to make this career shift on my own before the pandemic chose for me.
• I became a certified OOUX strategist! I completed the OOUX certification course this past spring, aced the exam, and created an OOUX’ed product design I’m proud of. (Case study coming soon.)
• I wrote a Medium article on OOUX and created my own pixel…