[Ep. 32] Working as a UX Designer @Google w/ Erin Essex

✨ Erin Essex applied to Google several times before Google's recruiter reached out to her. Along the way, she worked at a calling center, on  @MLB  projects, and notable startups. In deciding to join Google though, Erin changed roles from a director back to a senior IC. Why? Hear Erin's story on how she is bucking the traditional career trajectory, by following her own career satisfaction criteria. That's what Erin Essex would do! 0:35 🐝 Hobby as a beekeeper 3:00 Getting into design 5:30 💸 Career turn from financial recession 8:00 Working at an agency 13:30 Trajectory from agency to @Google 23:45 🎤 Mastering soft skills and storytelling 30:35 Life satisfaction from high salary 33:15 Taking pay cut to join Google 38:27 When to take risks? 41:25 🎥 Sharing your ideas on social media 46:00 The future of UX Design 48:33 📊 Day in the life of UX Designer