So much time has passed and yet it feels like time has stood still. Its been a fog. Days of the same, punctuated by trying to remember which day my husband was in the office (he works in a hospital) and pagers going off (he’s also a first responder). I think I’ve logged like 100 READ MORE
Category: Personal & Career
Making the Move: From In-house Admin to Salesforce Consultant
Today’s post is a guest post from David Akina of Shift3 Technologies, a Bitwise Industries company. David was a true driving force behind the first-ever CenCal Dreamin’ event held in Fresno, CA, in January 2020. He’s a Developer Fellow, and through Shift3, Bitwise Industries, and their Geekwise Academy, he is helping to activate human potential READ MORE
Some Days I Hate Salesforce
One of the questions that I like to ask interviewees is what drives you nuts about Salesforce. If you have been in the ecosystem for more than a few months, this should not be a difficult question to answer. I do ask the flip side of the question and ask what is that individual’s favorite READ MORE
An Accidental Developer?
Words I never thought I’d write in an email to my boss – “I like coding a little more than I want to admit”. Those words were actually typed by the same hands typing this post in the days following my attendance at WITness Success back in July. Did I just become an Accidental Developer?!?!? READ MORE
I’ve added a pride flag to my CV and here’s why.
“Can I be honest?” he says. “This guy… my gut’s telling me that’s not a good idea. Not that it’s not a good idea, just that it’s not a good idea with him. If you want the job. He’s a bit old school. You know how people are.” One of the first times I ever READ MORE
Anatomy of a Deployment Failure (pt. 2): Mind The Gap
Salesforce admin? That’d be my dream job. But for the users, of course. – Me, making the same damn joke, every single day until I’m dead This post is part of a series. Read part one yet? I found this week’s post particularly difficult to put together, because in the days since I put up READ MORE
Celebrating the Journey to Trailblazer!
Oh, Salesforce Ohana! What an accomplishment – there are over 1,000 Trailblazer Community Groups! Let’s celebrate with a look back at what the Community has meant to this Accidental. How Did I Get Started in the Community Groups? Kristi – Trailblazer since 2012 Trailblazer Community Groups: Pittsburgh Non-Profit (co-leader & co-founder), Women in Tech (co-leader), READ MORE
Trailblazers, Celebrate!
Oh, Salesforce Ohana! What an accomplishment – there are over 1,000 Trailblazer Community Groups! Let’s celebrate with a look back at what the Community has meant to this Accidental. How Did I Get Started in the Community Groups? Becky – Trailblazer since 2010 Trailblazer Community Groups: Pittsburgh Women in Tech (co-leader), Pittsburgh Administrators, Pittsburgh Developer READ MORE
Anatomy of a Deployment Failure (Pt. 1)
We are excited to welcome a new voice to the Accidental Admins, Jess! Over her years of being a solo admin, she is learning how most of us do, on the job and figuring it out as she goes along. With a healthy dose of self-reflection (deprecation?), humor, and a willingness to acknowledge there is READ MORE