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Read more about the Women at GitLab Mentorship Program in the GitLab Handbook:
https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/inclusion/tmrg-gitlab-women/mentorship-program/
A
Thank
you
all
for
joining.
This
is
our
third
kickoff
session
for
the
women
at
get
lab
mentorship
program
here
at
gitlab,
and
I'm
really
excited
to
have
this
last
session
and
to
chat
with
you
all
on
this
panel
and
so
we're
to
chat
with
taylor
today
and
with
david
about
their
experience
with
mentorship,
both
as
mentees
mentors
and
like
a
little
mix
of
both.
So
personally,
it's
been
really
cool
to
see
how
this
program
has
grown
over
time.
A
The
program
started
in
2020
and
I
wasn't
part
of
that
first
iteration
and
it
had
about
30
participants,
grew
to
about
60
last
year
and
now
we're
at
a
little
bit
over
100
participants.
So
I
think
that
it's
really
great
to
see
the
interest
in
the
participation
and
mentorship
at
gitlab,
and
I'm
excited
to
be
paired
with
my
own
mentor
during
this
program,
this
iteration
and
excited
to
learn
from
her
and
to
learn
from
all
of
you.
A
So
for
this
kickoff
and
for
the
other
two
sessions
that
we
had
last
week,
we
are
going
to
have
a
panel
to
share
their
answers
to
a
few
questions.
Like
I
said
about
their
experience
with
mentorship,
so
I'll
ask
the
panelists
to
introduce
themselves
and
then
I'll
verbalize,
a
few
questions
and
then
taylor
and
david.
A
You
can
jump
in
with
your
responses,
however,
you'd
like
and
if
you
aren't
prepared
or
don't
have
something
to
add,
it's
totally
fine
to
just
pass
on
the
question,
so
I
think
I'll
pass
it
over
to
taylor
first
to
introduce
yourself.
Do
you
mind,
sharing
your
name
and
your
role
at
gitlab
and
then,
where
you're
located
yeah
well.
B
It's
nice
to
meet
everyone
on
the
call,
I'm
assuming
we're
not
going
to
go
through
full
introductions,
but
we
probably
can
so
I'm
taylor
midland
I'm
one
of
the
commercial
essays
here.
I've
been
at
get
lab
for
about
two
and
a
half
years,
a
little
over
and
prior
to
get
lab.
I
was
working
in
digital
asset
management,
so
it
was
definitely
very
different
from
devops
and
I
was
also
working
in
more
of
like
a
post-sales
project
management
project,
delivery,
kind
of
role.
So
it's
an
interesting
perspective.
B
A
C
Yes,
I
prepared
this
well
in
advance,
samantha
david
talkwad.
I
lead
the
customer
success
team
and
I
am
super
passionate
about
this
and
creating
an
inclusive
environment.
I've
got
a
personal
connection
to
just
diversity:
inclusion
different
from
a
gender
related.
My
my
dad
was
in
a
basically
camp
during
world
war
ii.
So
it's
really
important
to
me
to
create
an
inclusive
environment.
C
So
I
always
look
for
opportunities
to
do
that
and
I
empathize
with
the
situation
of
women
in
just
any
profession,
but
certainly
in
tech,
and
I
think
we
all
have
to
do
our
part
to
make
sure
that
we're
helping
provide
the
those
opportunities
given
gifts,
given
history
of
culture
and
other
things-
and
this
is
my
third
time,
coincidentally,
I
actually
had
a
session
with
my
first
mentee
from
the
very
first
session
yesterday.
So
we
caught
up,
it
was
fantastic
it'd
been
quite
some
time
since
we
caught
up.
C
I
am
really
looking
forward
to
it.
I'm
doing
it
again
this
year
and
I
I
personally
get
a
lot
of
value.
I
I've
learned
so
much
from
it
and
it's
funny.
As
I
you're
coaching
often
times
you
look
back
on,
I
should
probably
heed
my
own
advice.
So
there's
a
lot
of
self-reflection
and
a
lot
of
learning,
and
I
think
it
helps
build
a
lot
of
empathy
for
me
and
understanding
how
it
can
be
better
as
a
leader
to
build
an
inclusive
environment.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
it.
A
Yeah,
so
that's
great
david
thanks
for
sharing
that,
and
it's
really
cool
to
hear
that
you're
still
meeting
with
your
previous
mentees
sophie,
who
was
on
one
of
our
panels
last
week,
was
talking
about
how
she
still
meets
with
her
mentor
from
the
first
iteration
of
the
program
on
a
monthly
basis.
So
I
think
it's
really
great
that
this
program
is
helping
to
build
some
really
lasting
relationships
with
people
across
the
company.
So
cool.
C
Yeah,
I
would
look
at
it.
You
know
just
generally
in
terms
of
a
mentorship,
but
also
just
building
a
network,
and
you
know
in
in
the
call-up
she,
my
mentee
she's,
the
me
salamia
had
some
issues
with
channel
and
coincidentally
had
a
meeting
with
michelle,
our
vp
of
general,
and
I
brought
those
forward
to
her.
C
So
you
know
beyond
mentorship,
just
look
at
it
this
as
building
a
network
within
gitlab,
and
I
talked
to
a
lot
of
my
leaders
around
driving
the
network
effect
of
like
driving
influence
across
the
org,
and
everybody
can
do
that,
and
I
really
recommend
doing
that
as
part
of
just
career
building
in
any
any
fashion.
So
yeah.
A
B
I
I
laugh
a
little
bit
because
to
the
people
that
were
part
of
my
mentorship
and
what
I
gained
are
both
on
this
call.
So
I
ended
up
getting
promoted
for
my
first
mentorship,
which
both
david
and
jonathan
had
to
read
through
my
wonderful
promotion
document
and
give
me
advice
through
that
entire
process.
That
was
pretty
big
for
me,
but
I
think
the
bigger
part
of
it
was
learning
how
to
advocate
for
myself
a
bit
more,
especially
like
here
at
gitlab.
The
process
is
different
than
other
companies.
B
It's
not
like
you've
been
in
a
role.
This
is
my
cat
luna.
By
the
way
she
has
not
been
promoted,
she's
really
bad
at
sales,
but
you,
you
really
have
to
prove
what
you've
what
you've
done,
and
you
have
to
show
like
the
results
that
you've
achieved-
and
that
was
good
for
me
to
learn
here.
So
that
was
the
biggest
part
for
me.
B
A
C
I'll
tell
you
about
in
a
second
buddy
jiu-jitsu
belt,
on
the
jiu-jitsu
belt
tire,
but
I
do
think
it's
a
really
valuable
for
the
mentee
as
a
mentor
multiple
times
it's,
I
get
an
immense
value
from
it
and
just
if
I
take
it
selfishly,
I
I
do
think
as
you're
talking
through
this
your
recommendations
outlined
almost
all
the
time.
I
can
apply
those
same
things
and
question
for
myself.
So
in
many
ways
I'm
you
know
just
saying
the
words
I
don't
know.
I
probably
need
to
do
a
little
better
job
myself.
A
Yeah,
that's
great
and
I
feel
like
that's
something
that
it's
really
important
to
communicate
like
on
my
part,
and
I
think
we're
like
learning
how
to
do
that
better
over
time,
because
sometimes,
I
think
mentorship.
It's
assumed
that,
like
it's,
the
benefits
are
for
the
mentee
and
the
mentor
is
just
there
to
like
support
the
mentee,
but
there's
really
actually
so
much
learning
that
both
mentor
and
mentee
can
do
that.
A
It's
like
it's
a
great
learning
opportunity
for
both
people
in
the
mentorship,
not
just
like
what
can
I
help
my
mentee
achieve
before.
I
ask
the
next
question
I
meant
to
say
at
the
beginning:
if
anyone
on
the
call
has
questions
for
the
panelists
that
you
think
of
feel
free
to
add
them
to
the
agenda.
I'm
gonna
drop
the
agenda
link
in
the
chat
one
more
time
in
case
you
don't
have
it
and
so
feel
free
to
upload
those
and
we'll
get
to
them
after
we
get
through
these
questions.
A
C
D
All
right,
no,
I
don't
actually
have
a
question,
but
I'm
just
really
happy.
I
was
invited
to
this
mentorship
program
because
this
is
my
first
time
ever
ever
since
I
started
working.
This
is
my
first
mentorship
and
yeah,
and
I
just
believe
that
whoever
you
meet
in
life,
whether
whatever
who
is
she
is
or
he
is
he
is-
I
mean
you've-
got
to
learn.
Some
you've
got
to
learn
to
that
person.
D
C
Well,
I
I
applaud
that
you
decided
to
sign
up
for
it.
It's
a
great
first
step,
I'll,
actually
jump
ahead,
I'll
get
back
on
script
samantha,
but
one
of
the
things
I
would
advise
is
it's
just
your
first
time
be
really
intentional
about
what
you
want
to
get
out
of
this
I'd
be
really
intentional.
What
you
want
to
do
like
what
is
your
career-
and
sometimes
you
don't
know
like
so
it
could
be
a
couple
things
you're
thinking
about
and
I've.
C
You
know
how
you'd
like
to
be
communicated
with
how
you
like
to
explore
ideas
and
really
important.
What
do
you
want
to
get
out
of
it,
because
that'll
help
your
mentee
kind
of
focus,
their
energy?
On
the
thing?
That's
going
to
be
most
beneficial
to
you
in
terms
of
what
your
intentions
are
for
the
for
the
relationship.
D
A
Thanks
so
much
yeah,
this
is
great,
and
I
think
that
david,
your
like
reminder
to
really
have
like
either
like
a
theme
or
a
goal
or
something
that
you
know
you
want
to
get
out
of
mentorship,
is
really
like
what
makes
the
time
most
most
worthwhile,
both
for
a
mentor
and
mentee
taylor
did
you
have
anything
you
wanted
to
share
for
this
question
about
something
unexpected?
You
learned
from
your
mentor.
B
It's
a
hard
question
because
I
don't
think
that
I
really
expected
anything.
It's
just
been
like.
I
know,
let's
see
what
happens
here,
I
think
that
the
the
most
unexpected
parts
for
me
was
having
more
exposure
to
other
people
within
the
organization
that
maybe
I
wouldn't
have
had
the
ability
to
build
relationships
with
otherwise
and
learning
a
little
more
about
them
through
my
mentor.
B
A
B
Yeah,
so
I
feel
like
the
mentorship
calls,
whether
you're
a
mentor
or
a
mentor.
It
should
be
a
safe
space
if
you
choose
to
record
them
sorry,
there's
still
a
cat
over
here,
she's
really
excited
about
the
day.
It
should
be
a
safe
space.
You
can
share.
What's
actually
on
the
top
of
your
mind
and
the
goals
that
you
have.
You
should
be
able
to
be
comfortable
sharing
those
with
your
mentor
and
not
like
worry.
B
If,
like
let's
say,
you
wanted
to
move
to
a
different
part
of
the
organization
and
that's
something
you
shared
with
your
mentor,
maybe
it's
not
something
you
want
to
share
with
your
actual
manager,
you're,
not
ready
for
that
yet,
but
your
mentor
should
be
that
person.
You
should
be
able
to
have
that
conversation
with
and
kind
of
game
plan
see
if
it
is
something
you
really
want
to
do
my
mentor
now
I
have
rushme
who
she's
great
and
she's
a
nsa
leader,
she's
a
woman,
and
I
really
look
up
to
her,
which
is
fantastic.
B
I
feel
very
comfortable
sharing
with
her
I'm
very
comfortable
sharing
with
my
manager
as
well,
but
I
feel
like
our
conversations.
I
can
be
very
candid
with
her
and
my
career
goals
and
not
have
to
worry
about
potentially
putting
myself
in
a
weird
position
on
my
team
or
making
it
seem
like.
Oh,
I
don't
want
to
be
here.
It's
just
like
these
are
the
goals
that
I
have
and
she
has
a
safe
space
for
me
to
share
that.
A
C
Yeah
and
it
kind
of
did
the
statement
around
know
what
you
want
to
get
out
of
it
if
there's
something
that
you
want
to
make
sure
isn't
shared.
Just
tell
your
mentor,
I
you
know
what
I'm
expecting
is
you're
not
going
to
share
it.
For
example,
when
I
work
my
mentee
I
will
ask
hey.
I
would
like
to
share
some
of
this
with
your
manager
and
talk
about
your
manager
and
get
his
or
whoever
his
or
her
perspective.
C
Are
you,
okay
with
that,
and
I
think
it's
really
important
to
have
that
kind
of
contract
around
what
you
share
and
what
you
don't
share,
because
I
think
sometimes
it's
important
as
a
mentor
to
get
other
perspectives
that
maybe
those
people
won't
be
as
open
that
you
can
bring
back
and
help
you
shape
your
conversation,
but
I
look
at
it.
As
I
always
ask
first
and
say:
hey
are
you
I
would
love
to
talk
to
these
people?
C
Are
you
okay
with
that,
and
this
is
what
I
would
talk
with
him
about,
so
if,
on
the
flip
side,
as
a
mentee,
if
there's
areas
that
you
want
to
make
sure
hey,
this
is
kind
of
sensitive.
I
don't
want
these
people,
no
just.
I
would
just
be
super
intentional
and
be
directed
and
say
just
to
make
sure
I
don't
prefer
not
just
be
sure
of
anybody
else.
A
Yeah
yeah
that's
great
and
then
like
it
almost
that
just
kind
of
sets
you
up
for
success
to
be
assuming
that
it
that
your
mentor
is
going
to
respect
what
you're
asking
for
which
I
think
we
can
all
like
assume
that
that's
what
they're
going
to
do
you
just
right
off
the
bat
you
set
up
a
space
where
the
expectations
are
the
same
for
both
mentor
and
mentee
and
when
expectations
are
set,
I
think
everyone
feels
like
they
can
be
more
authentic.
So
that's
great
thanks.
So
much
both
panelists
for
answering
those
questions.
D
C
I
can't
think
of
a
specific
like
challenge
last
problem,
but
one
thing
you
know:
one
thing
I
do
try
to
do
is
kind
of
challenge
my
mentee
to
think
bigger
or
go
deeper
into.
Why,
like,
I
had
a
mentee
that
she
said
she
didn't
want
to
be
a
manager,
but
everything
she
described
was
like
the
character's
good
awesome
manager,
and
so
I
kept
saying
well,
let's
explore
this
like.
Why
not
because
everything
you
tell
about
what
you
like
what
drives
you
you
like
to
help
people
you
like
to
mentor.
C
People
like
these
are
all
manager
things,
so
why
so?
I
kind
of
pushed
on
it
to
just
to
understand
a
little
more
and
it
wasn't
necessarily
a
challenge,
but
I
was
really
thoughtful.
I
tried
to
make
sure
I
communicate
I'm
not
forcing
you
to
saying
that
you're
wrong
and
doing
that.
I'm
just
trying
to
understand
and
learn
from
the
dialogue.
So
I
mean
it
was
me
just
more
being
like
thinking
to
myself.
I
want
to
make
sure
she
knows,
I'm
not
pushing
her
in
assumptions.
You
want
to
do
it's
more
of
just
an
exploratory
conversation.
C
B
Cool,
thank
you.
I've
also
in
previous,
like
mentor
mentee
relationships
like
either
through
the
program
or
outside
the
program
entirely.
It's
just
like
you
don't
have
to
click
with
everybody,
and
maybe
you
get
a
mentor
or
a
mentee.
That's
like
you!
Just
don't
work
well
together
and
I've
had
a
couple
of
those
situations
and
it's
okay,
because
we
have
different
working
styles.
B
We
still
respect
each
other
as
peers,
but
I've
experienced
that
and
it's
kind
of
awkward
from
like
the
mentorship
perspective,
where
it's
like
well
we're
supposed
to
be
working
together
or
like.
We
really
want
to
make
this
relationship
work,
but
like
we're
just
we
work
differently
and
we
we
don't
see
things
necessarily
the
same
way
or
potentially
have
the
same
perspectives.
B
C
So
if
it
feels
kind
of
strange
like
to
me,
I
have
anxiety,
like
I
have
an
expectation
this
person
is
expecting.
I
need
to
help
them
in
a
material
way
and
sometimes
I'm
like.
I
get
asked
questions,
and
I
don't
know
if
I
have
a
great
answer,
and
so
I
try
to,
and
but
I
get
a
lot
of
anxiety
around
like
I
feel
have
an
expectation
I
need
to
help.
C
You
know
every
minute,
this
person
spending
time
out
of
their
day
to
meet
multiple
times,
and
I
need
to
help
them
in
a
very
mature
way,
and
sometimes
I
get
questions
I'm
like.
I'm
not
sure
that
was
helpful.
I
hope
it
is,
but
but
just
understand
both
parties
are
trying
to
do
their
best
to
get
get
the
most
out
of
it.
A
Yeah
yeah,
I
think
that's
a
great
reminder
and
that,
like
I
think,
taylor,
you
have
a
great
point
that
the
nature
of
this
kind
of
program
it
there's
a
chance
that
you
won't
get
paired
with
someone
that
you
work
great
with
and
that's
totally
fine.
And
if
you
want
to
end
the
mentorship
early,
then
you
end
the
mentorship
early.
A
That's
always
an
option,
but
also
remembering
that,
like
maybe
at
first,
it
might
feel
like
we're
not
working
great
together,
but
it
could
just
be
that
both
of
us
have
some
anxiety
about
what
our
role
is
in
the
mentorship
and
that
with
time
and
conversation
that
might
go
away
and
you
might
discover
like
oh
wow.
I'm
really
glad
I
put
the
time
in
because
this
ends
up
to
be
a
really
great
mentorship.
B
Definitely,
and
even
if,
like
you
decide
that
you
and
your
mentor,
don't
click,
maybe
you
don't
want
to
continue
a
relationship
later.
You've
still
learned
something
and
whether
it's
through
the
mentorship
or
it's
something
that
you've
learned
about
yourself
and
the
way
that
you
liked
work.
It's
still
valuable.
It's
still
worth
the
time,
yeah
for
sure.
A
Well,
we're
just
about
a
minute
over
time,
so
I'm
gonna
wrap
things
up,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I'm
really
appreciative
for
all
of
you
for
being
here
for
taylor
for
being
on
our
panel
last
minute.
Ask
yesterday
and
david
a
last-minute
ask
about
25
minutes
ago.
I
hope
I
learned
a
lot
from
this
conversation
and
I
kind
of
like
when
we
end
up
having
like
small
groups.
It
feels
like
more
comfortable
for
me,
so
I've
really
enjoyed
this
time
and
I
hope
you
all
have
a
great
rest
of
your
day.