Mallory Dean

Jan 9, 2025 | figma.com | Carly Ayres |Mallory Dean

There are places you know you belong: your desk, your home, the team meeting where you know what small talk to expect and who will ask the most questions (in my experience, it’s usually me). Then there are the spaces where you know you don’t belong. For me, those are fine-dining restaurants, my partner’s dojo, and Eng Crits where they start talking about Codemods and JS modularization. Finally, there are the places where you hope to belong, but sometimes feel like an imposter.