If you get any of these 5 Chingus on your team, you just won the remote dev lottery
And why you want them on your team (V5)
Below are examples of excellent team-mates who deserve to be applauded. There are many more who deserve to be in this article. This will likely be a series of sorts, so stay tuned.
Dan (@ ziggysauce)
Country: USA
Admirable traits: GOAT of teamwork, passionate about coding, always willing to help his teammates (regardless of circumstances), strong communication skills, history of getting things done.
In the Voyage-4 we added a question to the Weekly Check-ins for members to give a shout-out to a team member who deserves one. Dan got the most shout-outs in the entire Voyage and was mentioned by several members in every Check-in!
Needless to say, he is the epitome of an admirable team-mate and leader: reliable, adaptable, gritty, and leads by example. 💯
If you find yourself in a team with El @ziggysauce, I recommend doing this:
Francesca (@lilgangwolf)
Country: USA
Admirable traits: highly professional, kind, gets stuff done, reliable, strong communicator, thoughtful
If you’re lucky enough to have Francesca on your team and you put in the work, you will have both a great experience and a great addition to your portfolio. Francesca is a caring leader who has a variety of skillsets and experiences (she’s been a Project Manager, Roaming Designer for various Chingu projects, and avid coder).
As a learner, Francesca brings a thoughtfulness that allows her (and her team) to be continuously improving how they do things. I can’t begin to describe how important this is in teams!
If you ever land on a team with Francesca, here is the appropriate response:
Sonam (@sosodope)
Country: Bhutan (but living in Bangkok)
Admirable traits: person of action, creative, leadership skills, reliable team-mate, finds opportunities where others may not
Sonam Dolkar Penjore has only been in one cohort so far, but definitely made her presence felt. She was consistently mentioned by her team-mates in the Weekly Checkins for being an awesome developer to work with.
Annnd guess what her team built in Voyage-4? A nonprofit project! They went out of their way to find a nonprofit to work with and not only got team development experience, but also experience working with stakeholders on a professional development project.
If you find yourself in a team with Sonam, here is an apt reply:
Allistair (@fancyAction)
Country: USA
Admirable traits: Reliable, incredible perseverance, organized, adapts to get the job done
Allistair is an excellent driver of code — he is a hungry learner and builder who will stop at nothing to finish team projects. If he has to reach out to people and organically form his own team, he will (and has). He’s a leader in the Chingu community and we’re lucky to have such a great exemplar of determination!
Unfortunately for new members, you won’t have the opportunity to be in a team with @fancyaction in Voyage-5, as at the end of Voyage-4 he brought together a reliable team for Voyage-5 (making my life easier too! 😜).
If in future Voyages you find yourself in a team with him though, here is a reasonable reaction:
Van Tabbert (@vannya)
Country: USA
Admirable traits: electric personality, SAVAGE coder, kind leader, highly organized, gets results
Vannya is an absolute legend in the Chingu community and is a walking exemplar of Grit. Whenever Vannya is on a team, I automatically classify the project as finished because if Van’s on the team, the project will be finished, full stop.
She’s helped many people from around the world and has also been a mentor (shout-out to all the React people she’s helped) to many-a-chingu!
Sadly for members of Voyage-5, she’s starting a new developer job this session and won’t be in a team. But she will be hanging out in Voyage-5 and I’ve seen someone already trying to convince her to do another Live Talk so fingers crossed!
If in a future cohort you ever find yourself matched with Vannya, the only sane response is the following:
