This event aims to explore burnout; what it is, how to recognise when it’s happening and how to use boundaries and other tools to come through it, avoiding future occurrence.

This event is open to all women and non-binary* people working in Design & Tech.

Schedule

6:30 - Arrival - drinks and food (inc. vegan & vegetarian options)

7:00 – Welcome and introductions

7:10 - Caitlin & Molly Aldrich-Wincer - AW: 'Burnout and Boundaries'

AW will explore Caitlin’s personal experience of burnout, how to recognise when it’s happening to you and how to use boundaries to overcome it. There will also be an optional task designed to empower you to identify and manage burnout yourself in a healthy and proactive way.

7:50 - Emily Alpert - Vodafone: 'It's Not Them, It's Me'

Ever wondered what Siberian Huskies and 'just saying no' have in common? For one woman, they were her reason and her strategy for overcoming and preventing burnout.

With all the pressures in and outside of the office to work harder, work longer hours and just prove yourself, burnout seems inevitable. But against the odds, we do actually have the ability to find work-life balance, we just have to create it.

8:15 - We'll open up the floor for any lightning talks

First up: Amelia Liw: 'How D&D Can Help You Be a Better Designer'

Afterwards: the floor is yours if you have something to share

8:30 - Drinks & networking

9:00 - Move on to a bar

About AW

AW is a grassroots business consultancy that focuses on organisational wellbeing, founded by Caitlin and Molly Aldrich-Wincer.

Caitlin is a marketing manager at a professional training business in Brighton. Describing herself as a results driven marketing specialist, Caitlin has worked within marketing for over seven years across various industries including engineering, oil and gas, law, food and education. Caitlin is passionate about closing the gap between employer and employee and creating healthy work environments in which individuals and businesses can thrive. (@caitlin_aw)

Molly works within donor development at the RSPCA. Molly’s passion for the third sector was sparked in 2011 when she volunteered in a local charity shop, since then she has worked for a variety of organisations supporting causes such as community arts, inclusive design, unpaid Carers and young entrepreneurs. Molly is passionate about authentic working, corporate social responsibility and inclusivity. She can also be found talking about feminism, LGBTQI+ issues and her experiences as a young professional (@maldrichwincer).

About Emily

Emily is a UX Designer at Vodafone UK. She recently made the switch to UX Design after completing an immersive course at RED Academy London. In her former life, she campaigned to reduce poverty in Africa and Asia through improved farming, nutrition, and rural development while working for charities such as Oxfam America and The ONE Campaign.

Sponsors

A huge thank you to Vodafone, their support is incredibly valuble to our community and helps us put on such memorable events.

Vodafone’s intention is to become by 2025 the best employer of women in the world and we will be relentless in our efforts towards this.

Increased recruitment of women into management and leadership roles and increased retention of senior female leaders are critical priorities for Vodafone.

The good news is that we've made some great progress on this journey. We have already reached our goal of women in management and leadership roles and hope to gain even further ground by 2020.

We are delighted to host events for the community, where you can meet and discuss important topics for Women, and partner with networks like Triangirls, who share our motivations.

Who are the Triangirls?

We have our own social every month, and we also meet and attend other events / exhibitions / conferences together. You can find out what we get up to in our monthly newsletter, and view photos from our previous events on the website.

Triangirls Code of Conduct

While participating in the Triangirls community both online and offline, you are required to follow this code of conduct.

Triangirls is a safe space and supportive community that provides mentorship and empowerment for women and non-binary people working in design.

*Our meetings are inclusive and supportive spaces for all women (trans, intersex and cis) and all nonbinary, agender and gender variant people. Self-definition is at the sole discretion of that individual.

As Triangirls is run by volunteers, and we rely on our community to help ensure we have a welcoming, open, diverse and safe environment.

We are dedicated to providing a harassment-free event experience for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, culture, educational level, age, political belief, religion, and mental and physical ability.

If you have any queries regarding our gender inclusion policy, please don’t hesitate to contact the organisers.