I have an informational interview for a job later this afternoon and it’s shocking to me how difficult it is to mask back into my “professional” persona after a long career hiatus.
Am I even that person anymore? Absolutely not, but kids cost money and it only gets worse as they grow so, here’s me, stepping into the far too tight and overwhelmingly uncomfortable skin of the version of me who wore blazers over dress shirts and stored high heeled shoes under her desk, and trying to reacquaint myself with the way terms like “development sprint” and “backlog” taste on my tongue.









