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Impostor Syndrome (Impostor Syndrome in tech (Sometimes impostor syndrome…
Impostor Syndrome
Impostor Syndrome in tech
Software development is a field that is filled with experiences of failure.
Sometimes impostor syndrome is partially the fault of the company. Sometimes, documentation and onboarding suck. Sometimes, new devs are left to "sink or swim" with little support.
Sometimes Impostor Syndrome may be a symptom of organizational ineffectiveness - putting a new employee where they aren't in the position to succeed, or not clearly indicating the expectations that they have.
https://twitter.com/discostu105/status/876901601277030403
Christoph Neumüller
discostu105
23h23 hours ago
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I am a 10X developer. Everything I do takes ten times as long as I thought.
Tetris effect
Beware, don't overcompensate and project your worries onto others.
https://www.sitepoint.com/how-privileged-are-programmers-are-you-a-john-too/
I feel like a fraud. Many people do. You may, too.
Finding answers can be tough.
https://twitter.com/michellewetzler/status/854449147063054336
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To be an engineer you need: 1) a willingness to feel totally lost
2) the confidence that you will eventually reach the solution
https://derickbailey.com/email_archive/mental-health-in-the-tech-workplace/
"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master." Ernest Hemingway
Confidence is not competence. This is unfortunately a common misconception.
The Psychology of Impostor Syndrome (and mental illness)
Definition of Impostor Syndrome
http://bsris.swu.ac.th/journal/i6/6-6_Jaruwan_73-92.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome
There is a stimga to mental illness:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brick-brick/201405/the-stigma-mental-illness-is-making-us-sicker
Definition of Clinical Significance-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_significance
I think that Impostor Syndrome can be a trashcan diagnosis for some -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wastebasket_diagnosis
Co-morbidity - Why not both? -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comorbidity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2013/11/fraud.aspx
List of professions most commonly experiencing impostor syndrome
Graduate students
Engineers
Software Developers
Roller Derby?
Scientists
Externalizing success and internalizing failure is one of the hallmarks of depression.
Impostors in fiction and media
Aladdin
Mulan
Jean Valjean
Sean Spencer (Psych)
Dexter
Octodad
It's fun to watch an impostor, but it isn't fun to be one.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
Comparing my experience to others.
Impostor Syndrome is feeling like you don't belong.
I'm a white male. I'm a part of the vast majority.
What is the experience like for everyone else?
Quick question. Have you ever been the only person of your nationality, color, gender, or sexual orientation in a room of more than five people? Was it at work?
Females and PoC often experience "1000 papercuts"
Have you ever been hit on via github?
http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/05/22/529391023/think-your-credentials-are-ignored-because-youre-a-woman-it-could-be
https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/2/15517302/facebook-female-engineers-gender-bias-studies-report
Saron
saronyitbarek
https://twitter.com/saronyitbarek/status/847568780519555073
Didn't realize how draining code switching was til I was in a room of devs who looked like me for the 1st time, and I could finally breathe
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=code%20switching
https://xkcd.com/385/
Has anyone assumed that you can't write code because of the clothes that you wear to a conference?
Impostor Syndrome is fed by unconscious bias
https://library.gv.com/unconscious-bias-at-work-22e698e9b2d
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
You are biased, so am I
Did you spend more than 5 minutes thinking about whether your clothes would make people take you seriously at this conference?
Advocacy and Empathy. Resources and Tips
Workplace Empathy
http://arementalkingtoomuch.com/
CODE - debugging the gender gap -
https://www.codedoc.co/
If you're in a meeting with only a couple women, don't ask them to take notes. Volunteer.
Be aware of cultural sensitivity as well, in communication and action.
https://medium.com/google-developers/enabling-the-next-50-million-developers-94438cf84676
http://blogs.lt.vt.edu/kevellis/2013/10/04/black-coders/
http://blackfemalecoders.tumblr.com/
Conference Empathy
Always assume that the person you're talking to is an expert in the subject to wish to discuss, especially if they don't look like you.
Read and understand codes of conduct.
If you see something, say something.
Follow social rules
No feigning surprise.
No well-actually's
No subtle -isms
http://hackandtell.org/#code_of_conduct
Be inclusive
Pacman - I got this one from Eric Holscher at Write the Docs. We tend to naturally form a circle when we’re standing around talking about a topic. It takes a special kind of courage to approach a ring of backs. Instead, as you’re standing in the ring, open up space between you and a neighbor to leave room for a new person to slip in and add to the conversation. You’ll be surprised by how much difference this little bit of body language makes in making your informal conversations more interesting and varied.
Treat people like human beings.
Try to be aware of your eye contact and body language, especially with people that aren't like you.
http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Good_sexism_comebacks
Did you spend more than 5 minutes thinking about whether your clothes would make people take you seriously at this conference?
Resources for yourself
https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/cs/
OSMI Podcast:
https://osmihelp.org/blog/osmi-podcast-001-eli-white
Links to other people's stories of Impostor Syndrome
http://www.corporateprogrammer.com/blog/the-imposter-within/
https://www.hanselman.com/blog/ImAPhonyAreYou.aspx
https://medium.com/@kellyrauwerdink/first-time-blogger-everyday-imposter-d1c345d39a42
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZg9rax-ky4
Roller Derby!
https://www.reddit.com/r/rollerderby/comments/4aspt0/dealing_with_imposter_syndrome_in_derby_and_how/
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/context-and-variation/survival-on-the-roller-derby-and-tenure-tracks/
Project Implicit -
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
Self Care isn't selfish
http://philome.la/jace_harr/you-feel-like-shit-an-interactive-self-care-guide/play
https://github.com/braydie/HowToBeAProgrammer/blob/master/README.md
https://adainitiative.org/continue-our-work/impostor-syndrome-training/
http://thisdeveloperslife.com/
http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2013/11/fraud.aspx
