Women of Tech

From the early days of tech to the present, women have contributed to scientific and technical breakthroughs. Although their work has changed the ways we live today and laid the foundations for further technological exploration and innovation, many haven’t received widespread recognition.

We wanted to highlight all the wonderful work done by women in science and tech fields. Whether it’s changing the world through their inventions or getting people interested in technology, the contributions they’ve made and continue to make are deserving of appreciation.

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When it comes to sci-fi, it feels like we humans suffer from an inferiority complex. Aliens are always the ones with superior brains, histories that would make the ancient Greeks blush, and the coolest tech on this side of the Milky Way.

But what if it was the other way around? What if their shiniest marvel of technology was – the fax machine?

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When you’re passionate about your work, it’s hard to believe you’ll get tired of it. But as time passes and tasks become repetitive, that initial excitement almost always fades. You may find yourself wondering where the spark went. Don’t fret, we’ve got a few tips on how to rekindle it:

Anxiety, on some level, is a feeling we all deal with. There are even positives to this stress – consider how you start working on a project when that deadline starts to sneak forward.

However, anxiety can tip from a helpful reminder to an out of control stressor that consumes our everyday. We’ve done a comic explaining how that might happen…

A year ago, we wanted to see what some good ‘ol dinosaurs had to say about freelancing. Unfortunately, since then, the dinosaurs have met a dark and dastardly fate. We decided to check back in to see how our freelancer was making out after the asteroid…

You need to rescue the princess with code – but sometimes your code doesn’t work and the princess is a dragon and you’re a fish. Welcome to programming:

This comic was developed by the Toggl Goon Squad. When not horsing around and making fun of technologies they do not like (or don’t know how to use), they are busy building .

If you’re a developer, do check it out – chances are you’ll need a time tracker at some point in your career.

Building a functional startup might feel like a fantasy, but assembling your ideal team doesn’t need to be a thing of lore. We’ve made a compilation of 9 essential employees you’ll want to make sure you’ve got in your deck…

This comic was created by Extra Fabulous comics for the Toggl Team – the people behind 1 time tracking app.

No matter what your companies deck contains, it’s important to balance strengths and weaknesses in your team. How you structure your team will also be important to your shared success.Teams go through many  as they learn to work, innovate, and communicate effectively. Cross-functional teams can support this development.

What else have you done?

So glad you asked.

We theorized what might happen if  (spoiler alert: it’s not great). We also guessed what a horse may be like if it were (additional spoiler alert: still not great).

If you have a job where you need to deal with clients, check out our guide to the Or perhaps, you have to deal with people who think exposure is a fair method of payment. In that case, you might want to take the  for a spin.

We’ve done a whole lot of other comics & fun things too. If you want to check those out, you can click right on the Fun button at the top of this page. I’d also suggest following us on  or  for new comic goodness.

And of course, don’t forget to 

Everyone’s got their own ideas about what the workplace of the future will be like. We decided to join in and come up with our own predictions.

This comic was created by Elizabeth Pich, half of the talent behind .

Some workplace trends are better than others. Take for example the open office: originally praised by designers and architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, the open office plan was meant to remove mental barriers placed on workers through physical separation.

These open office plans have endured since their inception in the 90s and even grown in popularity, partially due to their cost-effective use of space. Despite employer fervor, there is a growing scholarship pointing out the design’s flaws: , and , to name a few.

Despite their flaws, workplace trends will endure. Some might even  No matter what you may think of workplace trends, I think we can all agree – dog yoga is a great idea.

I’m over workplace trends. What about more comics?

In addition to putting out a new comic every Thursday, we’ve got some great comics in the catalog:

If you’re a War and Peas fan, you’re in luck. We’ve got a great comic about plus one about.

If you work for any type of agency, you’ve probably had your fair share of . We’ve also done a comic guessing Or another epic piece about 

Keep your eyes peeled or like us on , if you want these comics delivered directly to you! We also post on  if you want to pretend you’re doing work.

If you have any cool ideas that we could put into a comic, let us know in the comments below. We promise to add you as an easter egg when it comes out.

Until then – keep on trackin’!

If you read tech news, you may be convinced the robots are coming for us. Our AI robot overlords may one day take over and make us pay retribution for all the, but we’re not totally convinced they’re quite there yet…

This comic was created by Elizabeth Pich, half of the talent behind  for the Toggl Team – 

Tracking your time may not make you quite as productive as a robot, but it can give a good idea of how well you’re actually working. After all, time tracking isn’t about making sure you’re working long hours,

Keeping track of your time , so why not !

Robots are fine but what about more comics?

Any chance you have a job where you work with a lot of clients? Well, this one we did about Also, it has pirates!

We’ve also used dinosaurs to explain .

Perhaps, you’d enjoy this comic which covers the 

We also love animals too, . Time management is a serious thing, but maybe Johnnie the Sloth isn’t the best mammal to look up to when it comes to organizing your life (but boy, would you get some naps if you took his advice!).

We will also keep doing these comics, so keep an eye on our  or  if you want to catch them early. We’re on  too, if you need a break from all of those fitness coaches and their routines.

You might feel silly comparing a startup to a zoo. We get it. Zoos are well-organized businesses that have to make money to survive. They’re nothing like startups.

But we wondered, what it might look like if a startup were a zoo…

This is yet another infographic by the Toggl team – the people behind

We do these comics to give you a mental break from your epic daily adventures – like creating an amazing product or trying to find yourself a good gorilla. Just be careful, it’s a jungle (or zoo) out there.

Well if you work for a startup, there’s a good chance we’ve

If you’re a developer, boy do we have some great comics for you. We did this awesome comic about using different programming languages to  as well as this comic that theorized what might happen if  (spoiler alert: it’s not great).

You might also enjoy  – a highly realistic, deeply immoral game about life in the gritty startup scene of Silicon Valley. We built the entire game during a weeklong team retreat in the Scottish lowlands (highlands were not good, terrible wifi).

Also, since a lot of our users work in development, we also have this handy guide 

Probably. Being a time tracking app, we’re pretty passionate about the  industry and the challenges of working in that field.

If you have any cool ideas that we could put into a comic, do let us know in the comments below and we promise to add you as an easter egg when it comes out.

Until then – keep on trackin’!