Amanda Barber Community Champion

Great round up, @Jimmy Seddon

I can't remember ever meeting anyone famous aside from some local politicians. Love reading everyone's stories though!

Wow, thanks for this @Manoj Kumar Gangwar - this was concise and a great intro for folks who are getting the hang of all things devops. I love the key themes you shared as well.

Way back in 2008 - me and my little sister at my own college graduation! 

Oooh, another chance to share my favorite quote! This has served me well in my career transition (over the last 3 years) as well as in my personal life. 💜

Ohhh how I wish it were Wednesday! ;) I work for a fully remote company. I prefer this currently - it works really well for our family. When I was a teacher, it was much harder for me to pick up my kids from school due to illness, etc. unless it was summer when I was off with them. Now, I'm able to be there for my kiddos…

My company is fully remote/distributed now, but my husband is going through these exact feelings. HIs company mandated 3 days in the office (Mon-Weds) at the beginning of September. For him, it meant that we now pay for a monthly parking spot since he works downtown. It also means similar things for our family - I'm…

So awesome! No tree house memories for me, but I remember always wishing for one after reading stories/books with them. My dad did build us a playhouse with a real window and real shingles that were extra or something from a project. That was pretty amazing!

Beautiful as always! I bought the cloth and I swear I'm going to start something soon! :-D 

This sounds like an amazing day and a great way to reconnect with your spouse. I'd love to squeeze in a day like this in the coming weeks. Great post, Jimmy!

Gorgeous!

I haven't snapped many sunrise or sunset pics this year but I snapped this today while on a run in Utah at Bear Lake for my team retreat. It was a gorgeous way to kick off my day!

Like others have said, it really depends on who is allowed to create ideas. We use a different application for customer feedback, but it works similarly and I merge ideas frequently. One thing the other app (Pendo Feedback) does nicely is that it prompts users to select an already open idea based on their request…

I would love to become the go-to person for whatever career path I take. When I was teaching, I was often the person people came to regarding a variety of topics (technology was one of them, haha!) I miss being the most knowledgeable person on a specific topic since I'm still figuring so much out! Although, I'm at my team…

It's probably more of a reverse air purifier when my kids empty it. 😂

Haha, yes it's a pencil sharpener! 

The WI State Fair recently had Dill Pickle pizza - we didn't grab any there due to the long line but we tried one at home. SO good! Garlicky sauce, mozzarella, dill pickles, and a little fresh dill - surprisingly tasty!

Love this post! Covid made me buy all the plants...and most of them are still alive. ;) Here's a few of my favorites that are visible from my desk area. We did these cute little succulents for my sister's wedding shower: and my favorite planter from a former student:

I think I'd have ignored the high school counselor who steered me away from programming due to the amount of calculus (and perhaps a bit of sexism?) Ha! I'm not sure that I know what would have happened entirely...maybe I still would have found myself happiest in ed tech helping teachers? Sure is fun to think about!

Great topic, @Andy Gladstone I used Jira at my first job after I left my teaching career. I still had very little experience in the tech world. Then, when I landed my current role, I became deeply involved in Jira and Confluence. I believe it's yet to be seen how it will impact the trajectory of my career. I could…

What did you teach, @A A Ron Geister _Trundl_?

This was a great way to provide a peek at what's to come! 

Well, this is just awesome!

Oops, I've had this sitting open in my tabs to come back to...here I am *finally* I'm Amanda! I live just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When I'm not hanging out here in the Atlassian Community, I am running my two daughters around to activities (9 and 12), reading, or training for an upcoming half marathon. I also enjoy…

This was a fun way to do a personality test! No big surprises for me, but I bet this would engage some of my coworkers who aren't typically engaged in this type of exploration of themselves and/or their teams!

Thanks for the comprehensive list of Do's and Don'ts! Taking the exam remotely was honestly the most stressful part of my recent exam and this list would have eased my mind and helped my planning!

I'd highly recommend the Ways of Working learning path for you and your team, @David Blank - https://university.atlassian.com/student/collection/850385/path/1962808 Thanks for the comment!

I love the company I work for and the teams I am part of. I absolutely love the learning opportunities I have available to me. I left my teaching career 3 years ago, so I also love the opportunity to try out different roles - I get to wear lots of hats in my current position which is helping me define what I'd like to do…

It's so wild to think about what the future holds for our children! 😍