Helloooooo world 👩🏼💻 Now you might be asking, what could possibly be so exciting about me sitting in my room with my work laptop like I do for 40ish hours a week? Well my friends, today marks my 6 month work-iversary at @trov! Why does that matter, you might ask? Well, it matters because for the longest time I had SO much anxiety about work, especially remote work, especially being multiple not-default identities in tech, and super-especially because my last job laid me off one day before my 6 month mark with zero notice. That caused me to struggle for 7-8 months while living off unemployment and to move across the entire country to SF in search of work. I spent easily 60+ hours per week on coding challenges, interviews, Udemy courses and @outcosf classes before I finally, miraculously found my current role. I’m relieved and honored to say that I couldn’t be happier with how this role has turned out for me. I’ve learned SO much about react, redux, remote work, team dynamics, work autonomy, how to advocate for D&I and more since I looked for and started this job, and I can’t wait to see where it takes me next. I just started on a new team a week or so ago and it’s going really well so far. I have far less anxiety now that I know that we really are like one big family at my work, despite being located all around the world, and that I actually matter and am appreciated here, just as I appreciate my coworkers, and that communication and psychological safety are very much a thing here. It’s a cruel world out there in tech sometimes, but I now have much more hope for the future than I’ve ever had career-wise. Thank you to anyone who has helped me on my journey, whether you are a former coworker, current coworker or friend I met along the way. Here’s wishing for career success all around 💙 #trovlove #girlswhocode #queerswhocode #jobstuff #thankful (at Byram Township, New Jersey)
