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“I hate working from home because whenever someone says “their furry coworker” I don’t know if they mean their cat or their sysadmin”
Damn, if that’s the case, how and where can I please surround myself with cybersecurity experts? Please… for security purposes of course.
Proof that office norms exclude talented people.
I’m a sr. software engineer and you best believe I spam furry emotes at my coworkers. In my experience and in the companies I’ve worked at, most people who are even moderately talented operate with a relaxed attitude. As long as they get their deliverables done, don’t worry about how they do it. If you’ve got a problem with them they’ll take another offer in a week.
Edit: Also, I’d like to note that I think this behavior is healthy. People should be allowed to be themselves at work. I often joke about people putting on their “corporatesonas” at work.
“I, uh… I’m a gay cat on the internet.”
If I have a meeting booked in with the infosec team, and someone shows up with blue hair, cat ear headphones, and they/them pronouns, I know I’m dealing with an expert.
This has happened to me multiple times at multiple companies, and they’ve always been very good at their jobs.
“Is someone barking over here?”
That’s Information Security Operations, sir.
“Oh! Well tell them to carry on then.”
