Christine P. Dela Rosa Atlassian Team

Ooooh, great reminder, @Anne Saunders! The glyphs of solo letters, the variations of "fire" as emojis--I actually appreciate a dumpster of reaction diversity to signal excitement, praise, strong emotion on posts. Admittedly, I don't usually look for behind the emojis when there's a lot of them, especially when the whole…

Adding Gretchen McCulloch's book to my Libby app's hold queue. Thank you for the rec, @Mel Policicchio! And re: the HBR article you mentioned, I really resonated with the first item on their listicle: "Get deeper insight on how your team is feeling." I'm finding that emojis (as reactions to posts) are a more accessible way…

"Frankly, their proliferation has made them mostly useless in my opinion." When folks use emojis in large volume within messages, I'm actually really distracted. I subscribe to the "less is more" concept here. I'll start mixing it up with a smiling dog when we get a dog). In attempt to use an emoji as a reaction to this^…

Most common emojis for my teams: * 👍👎 - It's a really quick way to gut check an idea. Someone throws a question out and folks respond with their thumbs. Though, it's harder to get the thumbs down as consistently, as folks who dislike an idea tend to communicate that sentiment via threaded comments. * 🙏 - it's versatile! A…

Yes @Kate Pawlak _Appsvio_ - it's interesting to see how our environment changes the way we show up, perhaps most illustrated by the last two years changing our routines, including our environments. And thank you for that additional resource! I think of red lipstick outside the workplace but definitely see its power within…

Ultimately debates on ways of working are never one extreme or the other. We debate them to open up the perspective we're normally practicing, but it's always a mix. To your point, @Carlos Garcia Navarro, some meetings are better live while others are better async. Though, I do think most people default to communicating…

Ah, the flip side of this question is interesting. I wondered if nicknames make people approach work with a different energy. But to your point, @Dave Mathijs, there's something to being called names we don't appreciate as well. Curious: Do you ever let people know upfront what you don't go by? Or does that happen only…

Thanks, @Patrícia Fortunato Montenegro ! It sounds like the thing that helped you think through what you were hearing are distinct statements on the show that you related to. So, the specific ideas shared that made you think "yes, I can relate!" Those ideas (or possibly stories in the future) are helpful to signal that…

@[deleted] - I agree with @Patrícia Fortunato Montenegro Also if there's enough interest, we can think about how to add languages for future matches :)

@Nikki Zavadska _Appfire_ I'm actually on vacation during the dates listed, so I'm not able to meet during this time as well. But once matched, you and your matched counterpart can schedule a new time to meet. 

Signed up. Pumped!

True for my team as well. The folks I spend less time with in person OR less time chit-chatting with at the start of meetings, the less time there is to develop things like nicknames. However, one thing to help with that is async banter. I know on Slack, I choose a nickname for my handle. When people who get to know me…

You have the literal receipts on how we can do more than we think we might have resources for. Thank you for sharing that math problem breakdown, @Monique vdB 😅

Oh nooooo, but I'm so glad you take the time to give folks to the right way to say it...even though "Van" is not in your name at all! I mean I get it, but still. I'm a fan of folks that take the time to really read names and sometimes even ask folks how to pronounce their names if it is the first time they're saying it.

I love everything about this feature! Very inspiring and great reminder of limitations being removed for every person, partner, and message we connect with. We do so much more together! And @Monique vdB Please tell me more about your daughter planting that many trees with such little money. I'm intrigued! 

The Flash is awesome! When I was little, my brother and I would hate picking up after ourselves. So we sang a song with the words "We're the vacuum cleaners, the fastest that can be" and it helped us more quickly clean up.

Hah, did you like that nickname? I can see newbies quickly knowing that you had some admin cred, but also, what about "Kind Dave," "Funny Dave," and other Daves?! Trying not to pigeon hole you ;)

Outside of this conversation on nicknames to help us add a layer to our identities (for better hopefully), getting names pronounced right is also important. Because when our teammates respect us enough to pronounce our names in the way we want, that means they're seeing us as we see (or hear?) ourselves. So I like that…

I was watching a sitcom where the character (played by actress Mindy Kaling) was nervous and referred to herself as "Beyonce Phad Thai," her alter ego name, for a boost of confidence. Lol. 

That's actually endearing! In this context, perhaps the "wisdom-infused" terms made it easier for younger folks to approach you.

Love that! Do you think it provided extra strength...or would you go as far as saying it was almost alter ego level? I've never gotten as far as the latter but would be delighted if that were the case.

Old Man on the Mountain 🤣 I'm sorry...what now? Whatever the meaning, you do sound very wise. I wonder if that not only did something for you, but for newbies he didn't yet know you. What do you think? Also, I think "Grampy" has the same wise vibe but with way more loving vibes. My heart!

Oh nooo! School nicknames can be rough. 🙊

Likes made for likes about likes!

In one of my teams, I was called "Tine" as a shortcut for "Christine." Only specific people called me that. It gave me some ease because it meant the name came from people who knew me well. At work, has anyone called you by a shorter version of your name? Like..."Na?" In my family, my mom's name is two syllables and her…

Oldie but a goodie. In this discussion thread about what to do you do when you're disappointed with a work outcome, @Darryl Lee came through with a comment that really resonated with me. See below. My personal way of handling this is to step back to pull myself out from the negativity and deal with the emotional parts…

Ah, I love the name connection to such a positive term of endearment. Do you ever feel like you feel "sunnier" when you're called those terms?

There's a good balance of team engagements here of async and sync interactions, which is nice to see as some teams have swung the pendulum all the way from "only live in person" to "only async and remote."

Yours looks like it blends right into the beach. Rad! For the moving gif magic, please click here. (FYI - the link expires in three months). 

Hi @Summer Hogan yes!