Alison Entsminger

Designer on IBM's Red Hat Marketplace. Empowering new coworkers to understand & engage with highly technical problems across IBM Design is my side hustle 🤗

[Pablo Stanley @pablostanley]

Love Triangle 💗

[Alison Entsminger @AliEntsminger]

@kellymchurchill @poofichu Thank goodness @poofichu did! You’ve had such a huge impact at IBM in just 5 years 💗

[Virginia Cumberbatch @vacumberbatch]

Just so we are clear, you only have two options. You are either part of dismantling systems of oppression, or you are part of maintaining them. That’s it. #coagitate #racialjustice

[cubosh @cubosh]

you ever see a church sign writer go supernova

[Alison Entsminger @AliEntsminger]

@opouly While I don’t think my talk was recorded, I can put together a list of black authors, speakers, & experts referenced.

Non-black folks need to grow self-awareness & system-awareness (myself included) & to shift emotional labor off of POC. I’ll follow up w/ that list this weekend

[𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚎 ꨄ @kiassainty]

ben & Jerry’s statement is by far the best statement i have ever read

[Alison Entsminger @AliEntsminger]

@searanyi I’ve been hearing recently that if you get a high medical bill you should ask for an itemized receipt (so they’re not charging you $50 for a bandaid). Apparently once they’re asked to tell you what went into the bill it usually goes down considerably (which is sad)

[Martin Luther King III @OfficialMLK3]

A man was lynched. In broad daylight. In public. In America. In 2020. And the men responsible have not been arrested.

We will not stay quiet.

[Hannah Long @HannahGraceLong]

How I used to begin work emails: Hi!

How I begin work emails now:

[Alison Entsminger @AliEntsminger]

"Empathy: first with each other, then with our users."

As we face so many unknowns, I'm proud that @ibmdesign is opening access to their content and reminding us that building a remote culture doesn’t start with tools — it starts with principles.

[Alison Entsminger @AliEntsminger]

@annnovelli Making sure your fueled has moved to my #1 priority this sprint 💕

Also, that smoothie looked delicious

[Alison Entsminger @AliEntsminger]

@searanyi 💗

[Alison Entsminger @AliEntsminger]

@searanyi 😭😔

[Alison Entsminger @AliEntsminger]

#SXSW Mentor Session Sign-Ups are officially live⚡️10 min in and only 2 slots left—so if you want to chat with me about your career, challenges, and areas for growth...snag a slot quick! Excited to meet you at #SXSW2020 😊

https://t.co/lymclLjpfz

[Tatiana Mac @TatianaTMac]

Me pasting code I don’t understand hoping it just works

[Alison Entsminger @AliEntsminger]

@searanyi And if you want a low-Di portfolio accountabilibuddy, holler atcha girl 😉

[Alison Entsminger @AliEntsminger]

@searanyi SXSW speaker: ✅

[Alison Entsminger @AliEntsminger]

“I have a cry-headache. I’m dehydrated from my tears.”
–Me, to Andrew walking out of the theater after seeing @LittleWomen .

For anyone who doesn’t already know: it’s really, really good.

[fangmeli @pangmeli]

I don't trust girlboss companies who use intimate gal pal language with their workers any more than I trusted techbro companies who installed ping pong tables for their workers. absent of actual worker protections, informality is just an accelerant for work-life boundary erosion