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1.5 months have passed since I started my first FT job at Datadog as a product designer. I figured it was time to organize everything I had learned thus far. Turns out, there’s a lot of learning. Like, a lot. I’ve broken them down into categories: These learnings come from coffee chats with designers, workshops, and design reviews. This came up during one of my 1:1s with one of my mentors. The specifics of the conversation were a blur, but what I remembered was: You have to own your career. Your manager is there to help you, but you should lead these conversations. If you’re not proactive and intentional about your career, nobody else will. So take the initiative. Once I started work, it was no longer the same 3 month period as an internship. I’m playing the long game now. I need to take responsibility for where I want to go and how to get there. Honestly, I’m still grappling with the exact definition of this. This is more of a note for myself to have a voice and know what I like and d

Skip to main content First 1.5 months at Datadog {frontmatter.date} --> 1.5 months have passed since I started my first FT job at Datadog as a product designer. I figured it was time to organize everything I had learned thus far. Turns out, there’s a lot of learning. Like, a lot. I’ve broken them down into categories: Career Design philosophy Design iteration Critique Research Cross-functional collaboration In person vs remote Other These learnings come from coffee chats with designers, workshops, and design reviews. Career I own my career. This came up during one of my 1:1s with one of my men

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