Farewell Mozilla
After 6+ years at Mozilla, this week will be my last.
It's been a humbling experience and has been far from an easy journey, but I wouldn't trade this experience for anything.
What I'll miss the most is the people. Mozilla has this ability to attract a certain caliber of talent that I've just not seen replicated anywhere else. There's just this underdog spirit and ability for folks to punch far above their weight that continues to inspire me to do more and be more.
Here's a few bright spots from my tenure:
Being a member of a security team where there were more women than men (twice!)
Building out an offensive security portfolio from scratch and testing some of the coolest targets I've seen in my career
Forming new teams and watching them scale up to bring immense value
Working for multiple bosses (and even non-bosses) whom I truly respect and made large investments in me
Getting to work closely with individuals who have had and continue to have a large positive impact on the internet
Traveling around the world and getting to explore new cultures with my coworkers and now friends
The compassion of my coworkers while I suffered through multiple personal tragedies
Working with multiple product teams to define and execute on security visions for their products
The ability to not wear pants in meetings, and no one is the wiser ;)
Being able to constructively challenge leadership, and it not being a career limiting move
Learning how to work through complex situations that put equally important equities in direct tension
Getting my first mohawk with a few folks on my team, including my boss!
Understanding the compounding value of leaning in on strategy and planning over reactive posture
Continuing to improve my ability to channel Steven Covey 7-habits training and strive for win-win outcomes
Getting to renovate 2 houses step by step and share all in #diy
Learning how to cope with being reorg'd, shuffled and resorted more times than I can count! (arewereorgedyet?)
Getting to fight some real life bad guys and stop bad things from happening (many times!)
Partnering with a legal and policy team who embodies the Mozilla mission and leads with a deep well of empathy and skill
Being able to flip the laundry and load the dish washer on my lunch breaks
Getting a formal education on how to work remote and in the open
Internalizing the benefits of working within a diverse and inclusive environment at my core
Thank you and farewell!
