"You Snooze, We All Lose" by Joanna Obstój

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"You Snooze, We All Lose" by Joanna Obstój

Women are told that the world is a dangerous place for us and we should play it safe and we should give the decision-making power to men and they will handle it for us. We take less risks

than men. The data shows it: when you reach leadership positions you stop doing that, you're as risky as men, so I'm here to remind us that risk is a vital part of being alive and it's something that someone has stolen from you in this culture. So reclaim it! I'm also here to ask you: what

is the alarm that's ringing inside of you? Is it about your relationship that needs to end that is not giving you anything good? Is it about your school, what you study? Is it about your work? The projects? Are you hungry for more but you're afraid to ask for it? Whatever is ringing inside of you don't snooze that alarm! Go after it! Take some risks because the more risks you will

take, the more knowledge and muscle of risk-taking you will develop! And your life will really surprise you in a good and great way! - says Joanna Obstój, Engineering Director, Cloud Runtimes Poland Google.

 

Watch what the expert responsible for building User Interface (UI) for top Google Cloud products such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Serverless says about responsibility for your own life, courage and taking risks.

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