julianenochs/GearUp

## GearUp
GearUp
What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you? - I have always been an incredibly empathetic person. It has been a great teacher to me in that I am always continually aware of others and how my actions may effect them.
How does empathy help you build better software? - Being an empath will be of benefit to my creations by utilizing the ability to create what the user actually needs. Software is used by a range of differently abled humans and our jobs as developers is to keep everyone in mind when building and creating.
Why is empathy important for working on a team? - Empathy is important in team settings so that we can work most effectively together. It's important to understand the different hurdles and situations that people may be facing to an extent so that you can become a stronger team and support one another.
Describe a situation in which your ability to empathize with a colleague or teammate was helpful. - I once worked on a project in college with a woman who had young children. Being that most of the classmates were not parents I found it particularly helpful to check in with the mother on scheduling as she was quiet and it turned out that she was not sure how she would have childcare during our meet ups. I was luckily able to schedule time with her one on one to integrate the two groups to still work together on the final project.
When do you find it most difficult to be empathetic in professional settings? How can you improve your skills when faced with these scenarios? - When there are deadlines. It can be difficult to be empathetic when a team is reliant on each individual to finish their tasks, and if one person if unable to finish due to personal reasons it can be frustrating to want to continue working with them. I don't find this to be terribly upsetting as I have been that person and understand how things can arise, however, it's important that we keep communication open so that we can all work most effectively to finish the task at hand.
	GearUp
	What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you? - I have always been an incredibly empathetic person. It has been a great teacher to me in that I am always continually aware of others and how my actions may effect them.
	How does empathy help you build better software? - Being an empath will be of benefit to my creations by utilizing the ability to create what the user actually needs. Software is used by a range of differently abled humans and our jobs as developers is to keep everyone in mind when building and creating.
	Why is empathy important for working on a team? - Empathy is important in team settings so that we can work most effectively together. It's important to understand the different hurdles and situations that people may be facing to an extent so that you can become a stronger team and support one another.
	Describe a situation in which your ability to empathize with a colleague or teammate was helpful. - I once worked on a project in college with a woman who had young children. Being that most of the classmates were not parents I found it particularly helpful to check in with the mother on scheduling as she was quiet and it turned out that she was not sure how she would have childcare during our meet ups. I was luckily able to schedule time with her one on one to integrate the two groups to still work together on the final project.
	When do you find it most difficult to be empathetic in professional settings? How can you improve your skills when faced with these scenarios? - When there are deadlines. It can be difficult to be empathetic when a team is reliant on each individual to finish their tasks, and if one person if unable to finish due to personal reasons it can be frustrating to want to continue working with them. I don't find this to be terribly upsetting as I have been that person and understand how things can arise, however, it's important that we keep communication open so that we can all work most effectively to finish the task at hand.