Taylor Poindexter

Taylor Poindexter

@engineeringbae.bsky.social

Engineering Manager @ Spotify💚 Black Code Collective co-founder ✊🏾 Scuba Diver 🧜🏽‍♀️🤿 Whiskey expert — IG: womanwithwhiskey Adventurer 🗺️

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I made a new feed called Nature in the News that pulls together positive posts around nature conservation, research, new technologies, and renewable energy. Check it out here:

What surprised you about your Wrapped this year? For me, I didn’t think my listening age would be THAT old 🤣 and I truly believed Don Toliver would be higher on my list of favorite artists. Dang sure didn’t think I’d be in the top .5% or Lil Baby fans 🙌🏾

“That pull back came due to cost cutting to prioritize investments into artificial intelligence technology as well as the changing political and legal landscape amid increasing national anti-DEI policies.” www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/08/...

cnbc.comGoogle has dropped more than 50 DEI-related organizations from one of its funding listsThe dropped groups had mission statements that included the words "diversity, "equity," "inclusion," or "race," "activism," and "women."

While I plan a wedding, I love how businesses love to make me seem unhinged for having the nerve to question charges on a quote and alter things to reduce costs. Yall aren’t about to run me or Fran for our pennies. This industry is at least 50% them trying to rake people over the financial coals.

If you manage people, you HAVE to be able to have uncomfortable conversations about performance. If you’re unwilling, you’re not only doing a disservice to the person that reports to you, but the entire team and those they interact with. It’s uncomfortable but practice makes good (not perfect lol)

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“I believe this is why the [US Preventive Services Task force] is being targeted, because it is paying attention to health inequities and racism’s harmful effects on health.” - Dr. Oni Blackstock I spoke with Jillian Wilson of HuffPost about the RFK Jr.'s threat to the existence of the USPSTF.

huffpost.comRFK Jr. Postponed A 'Woke' Preventive Health Meeting — And It Can Impact All Of UsExperts worry about its impact on screenings and health care for all Americans.

Ran into a guy that knew me in college & one of his first questions was "Are you still as fit as you were in college?" Bro. Don't you see these two chiseled weapons on my sides & these sensually defined thunder thighs?! Come on now. The answer is forever yes lol (Don't quote me on this when I'm 50)

I’m realizing it’s a huge red flag to me, but as a leader, I love the people who do this. However, I also do my best to make sure I shower these people with whatever motivator they value most (ie: money/promo) and job descriptions never call that second half out.

My brother’s office being in my neighborhood is one of my most favorite things in life. I’ll be having a regular day then BAM! I look up and there’s my second favorite person in the world (no shade, Mom is #1 haha). 10 out of 10, would recommend.

Flight attendant saw my fiancé and I wiping down our plane seats and said “Tuh. That’s your best bet.” That in combo with a nurse telling us tma new surge of sickness has been springing up lets me know I need to stay on top of all my health precautions even if it’s summer. Stay safe.

While I understand I shouldn’t see posts from people I blocked, I hate when a notification comes through and I can’t see the message someone is responding to. I’m assuming I’m being notified because the blocked post references me?

Managers, respect your employee’s time like you’d want them to respect yours. I consistently hear stories of managers who consistently cancel 1:1s or consistency show up significantly late (10-20 minutes late to a 30 minute meeting). Respect flows both ways.

I love that the older people in my life know that I’m hands down one of the most respectful “kids” you’ll ever meet. While simultaneously knowing I will tear this entire motherf*cker out the frame if anyone even thinks about disrespecting my mother.

Was standing here sadly thinking “damn this really doesn’t hit the same” as the presidential motorcade flowed past me in the city. When a white guy carrying his groceries walked past me and started giving the motorcade the most aggressive middle finger. Never change dude 😂