Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her)

javascript/breaking things by day at @weareinstil; yoga/bunny enthusiast by night! 1/2 of @adultsyet. I text with my right thumb & left index finger. It's weird

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

Current squad planning meeting topic: Corporate Tarot.
Does this already exist? Are people charging enormous bucket loads of money for it? Tell me my Q4 team productivity forecast!

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

@Jen_Donohue @nkantar ha no but they should have been

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

Are you not a mom and want to know what being a mom is like? Cool it’s this.

[The Cut @TheCut]

Read an excerpt from @jessirklein's upcoming essay collection, I'll Show Myself Out: "My days look and taste a lot like nothing, and yet they are there. They mostly feel the same, but around the edges, of course, they are different" https://t.co/UOcQk941uL

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

Me, Monday: “Are there API docs for that?”
Me, Tuesday: “Have you written the API contract for that?”
Me, Wednesday: “Can we add a ticket for API docs to this?”
Me, Thursday: “Have you updated the API contract yet?”
Me, Friday: “Can we discuss the API docs...”
🥃🥃🥃

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

"I want to scream. If I can scream, for a second? The pandemic is not fucking over, because children under 5 cannot get fucking vaccinated.” Important and all-in-my-feelings words from @jaimealyse
https://t.co/aOpbj9CFRq via @Slate @

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

@Spencer_Allen @sunahsuh Just here to echo Spencer's thoughts and endorse @weareinstil as a fantastic place to work!

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

@AmyChanta Idk if this is what you’re looking for but my family has been really enjoying the @omsom starter sauces and their website gives lots of different ways to use them 😋😋 suuuuuper delicious.

[Spencer Allen @Spencer_Allen]

Anyway, we're #hiring! Primarily on backend and data engineering, but I'm always interested in a long-term conversation/meaningful rapport. Want to learn about how I surveyed the company and wrote a culture doc for how we operate? https://t.co/t6VCOkdeWL. Want to learn more? HMU!

[Spencer Allen @Spencer_Allen]

Do you know any #software developers (esp marginalized) who are considering opportunities?

I think we're building something special at @WeAreInstil, not just in a product that aims to reimagine the relationship between a #nonprofit and their technology, but in how we build it:

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

Recruiter signed off their email with “Have a great almost day!!” and… I just really don’t understand what it was supposed to say?

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

Hand sanitizer bottles in car cup holders dot tumblr dot com

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

When you can’t tell if someone has the “blurred” Zoom background on or if your/their internet is just laggy.

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

@bennettk Stop paying for that. 💸

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

@kasey_lately Lol what is this

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

@melaniersumner What is the book? - from someone who needs that help/perspective

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

"We’re all complicit whether we can admit it or not." This puts words to a very uncomfortable feeling that needs to be addressed in the DEI conversation. White women who have felt like a diversity hire (🙋🏻‍♀️) have a lot of reflection to do on harms we have perpetuated.

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

@ethank please let us know when turtle cam is set up and we can tune in.

[Laura Kinson-Evans (she/her) @LBKinson]

Come work with me! (As of next week 🙀)

[Spencer Allen @Spencer_Allen]

Also I'm hiring! Python Engineers! Focused on both building Data Pipelines, and Integrating APIs to feed pipelines! Do you care about Non-profits? Working with a kind, diverse, accomplished team? Building from zero? Remote first and forever? And yes, they're v senior roles :)