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#385

Hi everyone I’m glad I found this place, which already made my rainy Monday morning a bit more fun :slight_smile:

Where in the world are you?
Stuttgart in southern Germany. Home of Brands like Porsche, Mercedes and our very own Diesel-Scandal

What stage of your career are you at?
I was freelancing for almost 10 years and just took on a new (fulltime) challenge with one of Germanys bigger Energy-Providers as a Sr. Mgr. UX. (They love their abbreviations ;))

What are you current challenges?
Opening/Changing Minds and Century-old-Workflows

What aspect/s of UX are passionate about?
The human part. Especially the “Oh my god, this is so much fun and makes total sense”-Part

Cats or dogs?
Definitely Dogs! Although, and I’m quoting Keanu Reeves here: “Cats are Good. Half in, half out anyway.”

PS: I’m really liking this Markup and Preview Comments-Thingie!

#386

Welcome! Congrats on the new job. Exciting!

Sweet! Always open to feedback (both good and bad) about this product (Discourse) – I work on the team that builds it.

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#387

Congratulations on the new job! How’s it going so far?

#388

Thanks Doug, it’s going really great, depending on your point of view :wink: No, really, it’s a lot of fun. The internal processes are sometimes a bit overwhelming and hard to comprehend but most of my colleagues really do want things to change and therefore are very cooperative. Long story short: Heaps of work but lots of potential quick-wins to get the spirits going. The best part: The Management has our back :slight_smile:

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#389

TBH that sounds pretty bloody great!

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#390

Welcome everyone!

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#391
  1. The White Mountains of Arizona. Lakeside, AZ
  2. 6 Month’s into my dedication to a freelance career. I’ve practiced HTML for nearly 20 years off and on. Jack of all trades, a master of none…yet!
  3. Hard time finding work, good learning material, collaborative, and ways to practice my skills.
  4. Witeframing and Prototyping websites. The process of UX is extremely effective. I’m relatively new to the concept but definitely my new obsession :wink:
  5. Dog. I just was given a dog that I’ve wanted for a long time. Dog’s improve our quality of life.

I’m looking for work.

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#392

@davidmcneal28 - It’s fantastic to have you here. :slight_smile:

#393

Where in the world are you?
Northwest Arkansas
What stage of your career are you at?
I just broke into the big house of UX for enterprise
What are you current challenges?
Maybe finding a mentor and defining my processes
What aspect/s of UX are passionate about?
Research, Wireframing, and Prototyping
Cats or dogs?
Dogs

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#394

@ellis - Welcome!

Forgive me but, what is the big house of UX?

#395

Where in the world are you?
Sydney, Australia
What stage of your career are you at?
3rd year, in house
What are you current challenges?
Research
What aspect/s of UX are passionate about?
All of it I guess - just want to make things way better than what they are :slight_smile:
Cats or dogs?
Dogs rule.

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#396

I love cats, but I’ve been missing my dog lately. So I’m with you.

Welcome!

#397

@Piper_Wilson - Oh, I am working for a national retailer on a enterprise level product. It’s the big house for me. It should provide me with some really good work experience.

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#398

Brilliant!

#399

Where in the world are you?
Lagos Nigeria
What stage of your career are you at?
3yrs in UX design
What are you current challenges?
typography
What aspect/s of UX are passionate about?
Minimalist design
Cats or dogs?
Definitely cats

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#400

Hey there! Welcome to the fold.

#401

Hi! My name is Peter. I live in South Carolina, USA.

I’m just starting out in UX Design.
My biggest challenge right now is choosing a course of study to get my design skills up to snuff :slight_smile:
I’m passionate about the artistic, design, and psychology aspects of UX Design.
Dogs, because they actually CARE about what YOU are thinking and feeling. They make an effort to have a social connection with you. Cats just … don’t. No disrespect to cat owners though.

Looking forward to getting into UX Design!

#402

You’ve clearly never met a Burmese cat! :wink:

Welcome anyway Peter. Glad you’re here.

#403

Where in the world are you?
I’m from Melbourne, Australia.

What stage of your career are you at?
I had a major career switch 5 years ago from a project manager to a UX/UI designer. I love what I’m doing and there are still so much to learn every day!

What are you current challenges?
Professionally, I am trying to improve my UX capability and thinking process. Trying to understand how other UX designers do their job to get better results.

What aspect/s of UX are passionate about?
To me is all about designing something that people can relate to and use on regular basis. My idea of contributing to the community is to design a product and a process that put smile on people’s face.

Cats or dogs?
I love dogs but I don’t have a dog yet. I am still renting a place so once I’ve got my own place, I will definitely get one! Probably a rescue one.

#404

Yay!

Welcome. :slight_smile: