Sorry,

I’m officially done checking this site on a regular basis. On 🦋as jesswest if you need me. 🫶.

RT @clairegiordano: Day 2 of #Monktoberfest @monktoberfest 2024, an awesome Maine-based tech conference organized by the @redmonk analyst t….

This showing of @QuinnyPig at @monktoberfest this year is next level. #monktoberfest #findcoreyquinn

… and without fail, a @monktoberfest talk has me tearing up. Every year. Thank you to @sogrady and crew for choosing amazing speakers that balance everything from challenging us to be better to heart wrenching talks. 💔. It’s one of the reasons I love and appreciate this event.

RT @monktoberfest: @jessicaewest colour coordinating

🔥 this talk from @phirephoenix is the culture talk I am here for and echoes many of my closed door rants. Respect. #monktoberfest

May change my personal brand from Jess to Jeff, so I can be considered someone with actual developer experience. This job market is wild, friends.

And a drunk dude fell into me on the escalator. Thanks for the leg scuffs bro.

Being sober on three different tube lines with super drink people on a Saturday night in London is a vibe.

RT @taylor_atx: it really makes you think, what else have they done and are waiting to ask for forgiveness for later?.

Oh when DevRel people start fights. 😒. “My work can’t be measured!”. “Metrics are lies!”. Do you get paid to work for a business? Yes. Does that business have accountability metrics? Yes. Every department has some kind of accountability. Tell me a job where that’s different.

RT @AmandaMGoetz: The math equation I use every time I feel like I’m burning out. I hope this helps someone. 16 = the # of waking hours w….

If you haven’t subscribed to the @redmonk newsletter yet, do yourself a favour and do it now. It’s a refreshing read with an authentic voice and summary of what’s happening in the tech space right now, very on brand. The most recent one was excellent via @monkchips himself. ✨.

Don’t cheat, post your last selfie

Random story from my hair salon day:. Lady comes to bring me more tea and she says “you remind me of… what’s the word…”. I say “a garbage guy?”. “A nun! You look like a nun” she exclaims . I put my hands together and said “far from it, my child” 😂. We cackled far too loud.

What’s a household item that makes you extremely happy?. Mine is my nutribullet and convection oven. They are just game changers and I use them both almost every day.

RT @IsForAt: Some people might know that Amazon sued me after I had left AWS and later went to Google Cloud. I can….