embarrassing our employees in public again

[denise]

You know, in nine years when we're all celebrating DW's tenth anniversary, we are going to all look back and say that hiring fu when we did was the smartest thing we could have done. Seriously: she's smart, talented, creative, and motivated, which are all highly important qualities, but the one quality she has that makes her such a brilliant hire is that she is positively gleeful about what she does (and whom she's doing it for), and that kind of enthusiasm is not only great to see, it's infectuous. I never fail to walk away from a conversation from her without feeling like this is the best project ever. The degree to which this improves my productivity cannot be measured.

So, I wanted to take a second and announce to Dreamwidth (or at least the subset of Dreamwidth that is reading my journal) that she is awesome and we made a damn good choice when we hired her. Because everyone should know that fu rocks. That is all.

Comments

[denise]

And while I am on the embarrassing-people kick:

OMG, I don't know how we got so lucky as to have you, but I give thanks daily that we do. Your dedication to constantly improving your skills, trying new things, and being undaunted at just about any task possible is such an asset to this project. I don't know if I've ever told you this, but I find you incredibly inspirational; your attitude towards trying new things is something I constantly remind myself of when I'm frustrated and ready to give up.

[yvi]

*blushes*

Thank you :)

(And Gosh, yes, I am crazy like that. I get bored by doing what I already know so easily - I hope that counts as a good character trait ;))

[denise]

It's excellent. Your fearlessness is one of the things I admire most about you. And it's incredibly valuable, not only to the project as a whole (every project needs at least one person who'll charge fearlessly into the fray) but to me, personally, because between that and your attitude on corrections/reviews/suggestions/feedback, you model a type of behavior I've always tried to do myself and often fall short of. You're a fabulous role model and a great reminder that I should just go for it.

[yvi]

your attitude on corrections/reviews/suggestions/feedback,

Thank [deity] you don't see me the first 30 minutes after receiving that feedback. The less said about that, the better.

And now go for it! Or, well, let your hand heal first :) I'll be over here, head-diving into poll code *g*

[denise]

I don't think there's anyone in the world who doesn't need that thirty secnds. If there is, I don't watn to meet hir, because sie would be insufferably perfect. *g*

[fu]

I agree with denise completely. I'm so *so* glad that you're diving in and coding and being so fearless in building up some of the most awesome features of Dreamwidth.

♥