I’m curious about this. Do you mean 3 years working, or is ‘work experience’ a different thing.
And welcome 
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Thanks! Yeah, 3 years working, I phrased it weirdly 
I work as a ui/ux designer at a publishing house.
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Hi everybody,
- Where in the world are you?
São Paulo, Brazil. - What stage of your career are you at?
I’m a UX Design Specialist and professor with 5 years UXD experience and 20 years experience as a designer and art director. - What are you current challenges?
To build a UX culture and framework in a new company. - What aspect/s of UX are passionate about?
I’m passionate about lots of aspects but if I have to choose one I would say that today I get more excited with cognitive science applied to the UX - Cats or dogs?
Dogs
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Fantastic! You’ll be well utilized around this place.
Ah yes. This is an interesting one. What is the current state of play?
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Hi HAWK,
Actually, the whole company is mostly aware of the importance of bringing value to the user because it’s is a natively digital direct to consumer fashion brand and, this kind of business uses to look more to the user when compared to others. But there is one very important thing I have to work to change in the company’s culture that is to think of the Engineering (where is all the POs, agiles, UXDs and devs) just as the executioner of the business departments ideas, you know? Like, we have to have this button on the home screen, please do it. No! What’s the problem you are trying to solve? We’ll think about it and come out with the better solution we can.
So, I was in charge of creating the UX Design Framework for the company and run it. The good part is, most of the people are very open to changes and they’ve already seen the value we can generate.
My other challenge is to advocate for the user when talking with business departments in a decision like "Let’s have a registration form with only 3 fields because it’s easier and we’ll have a better conversion. No, it’s important to have 6 fields because we want to activate the user this or that way with promotion material, you know? A user vs. business-centric company kind of discussion. I think that it’s where I am now.
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- Where in the world are you?
Philippines - What stage of your career are you at?
Beginner - What are you current challenges?
Deciphering where to start in the field of UX - What aspect/s of UX are passionate about?
Usability and content - Cats or dogs?
Dogs
Hi all! Since I am new here, can someone teach me how to message a user personally, I can’t seem to notice anything that will lead me to a direct message?
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Hi @danaguer - Welcome to the community! It’s good to have you. 
To send a direct message to someone, click on their name to go to their profile. In the upper right corner of their profile page, you should see a “Message” button. I hope that helps.
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Can we be best friends?
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Of course we can
If you want to talk, count on me.
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Hey @ari_rahmati , I saw on your website some articles you wrote. Nice! I would like to share with you one I just wrote about the UXD Framework I’m working on. What do you think?
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Hello all! Just wanted to formally introduce myself to the community. I’m Tin. I’m a visual designer hoping to transition into UX. (-:
- Where in the world are you?
I’m from the Philippines, but I had been living in Singapore for the past 10 years. I’ll be moving to Europe next year. - What stage of your career are you at?
I’ve been working as a graphic designer (in advertising, publications and marketing) for over 10 years now, but planning to transition to UX when I move out of the country. - What are you current challenges?
Starting over everything, from my career and my life when I move to another continent next year. I haven’t worked outside the Asian market so I’m expecting a huge learning curve in there in terms of work culture, aesthetic etc… I also expect that being a mid-career professional, I might be at a disadvantage. - What aspect/s of UX are passionate about?
I like design research and data analysis. I wish this was integrated when I was still starting in my work and studying design. Well, it’s never too late to start over yea? - Cats or dogs?
Dogs. They are love made flesh.
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A user vs. business-centric company kind of discussion.
Maybe it’s possible to compromise sometimes. Business stakeholders are also internal users after all, and the UX professional has the challenging task of considering multiple user/stakeholder needs: end-users/business/technology. UX discipline involves, and finds itself within, the confluence of this trinity.
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Where in the world are you?
NYC
What stage of your career are you at?
That’s a good question. I decided to transition two years ago from being a web developer. It took a lot of freelancing and luck before I landed my first fulltime UX job at a well-known media company where I am currently working at. I feel very fortunate. I think I skipped being junior and currently mid-level.
What are you current challenges?
I love UX but I’m not sure where I want to with my career.
What aspect/s of UX are passionate about?
Doing research, talking to users, prototyping, usability testing
Cats or dogs?
Both.
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100% yeah.
Welcome Tin. Glad you’re here.
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Interesting. What’s your current thinking?
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Will give it a read and send you a message when I’m done. Looking forward to it!
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Senior UX designer? I don’t know if I’m cut out to be a manager or director.
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Where in the world are you? Chesapeake, VA
What stage of your career are you at? Front End Developer pursuing UX Designer, Product Designer, Interaction Designer. Still figuring it out.
What are you current challenges? Finding a place to work when I can explore more of the UX side vs just code. Also, trying to tailor my resume to show more of my skills that relate to UX practices
Ambassadorship/Management (or both?) Maybe ambassador for now and possibly add on management later
What aspect/s of UX are passionate about? Empathy and problem solving. I’m constantly redesigning my workflow as well as others. Whenever I use a product or interact with someone in every day life, my brain automatically brainstorms tests, survey questions, and different approaches to make things either more pleasant or more efficient.
Cats or dogs? I have cats but I definitely want a dog. I feel like dogs fit my personality better.
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Location: As Southwest as you can get in the US.
Stage: Transitioning into UX from Crisis Counseling.
Challenges: Deciding on whether to purchase a $$$$ UX Online Course.
UX Passion: The lovechild of Usability Engineering and Visual Design.
Cats or Dogs: Dogs ride in cars with their heads out the window. Dogs, no contest.
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You need to join our Education webinar on Nov 14. More info going up on our blog next week.
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