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Ben Seymour @benseymour.com · 08/05/2023

SkyTech What brought you to the industry, and more importantly what made you stay?

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Using CERN data early 90's, building sites for fun mid-90's, running clubs building for the web late 90's - switched to f/t dev '99. Getting to be around some of the smartest people, building some of the most exciting cutting edge web technology, and constantly learning is what keeps me here.

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Tech by Choice @techbychoice.org · 11/05/2023

Wow Ben! Thank you for shearing. We would love to know some of your views on the industry over the years! Working on cutting edge of the internet & finding a circle of people you can learn from sounds ideal.

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Tech by Choice @techbychoice.org · 27/04/2023

We're a community model after modeled after the Black Panther Party The Black Panther Party created a 10 point program to highlight its guidelines & ideas on how to be in community. Their 10th point hit's is where we pick up where they left off ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻✊ 🔗 techbychoice.org

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Making something out of nothing is so powerful!

Andy Bell @bell.bz · 08/05/2023

Spite driven development is a valid and surprisingly (or maybe not surprising) common reason people jump into code! We know you’ve been able to build a solid skill set coming from a design!

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a uni tutor showed me how to make a website with flash while I was attempting (and failed) a music production degree years later frustrated that my design work was being badly translated and ignored by web developers, I learned html and css & more flash mostly out of spite but ended up enjoying it

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Byron Woodfork @byronwoodfork.bsky.social · 10/05/2023

A question we should all be asking during interviews right now is, "Is your company currently profitable?" And "what's the company's strategy for handling the expected market downturn?" ... And on the flipside, employers should be ready to answer those questions, given our economic climate.

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We love know you’ve been able to live your childhood dreams AND you’re helping others do the same! This type of support is why we’re excited about the future of the industry

Can we follow up with you about your story in your platform of choice that has DMs?

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Stabby @stabby.bsky.social · 08/05/2023

Thank you Evelyn for sharing the none cookie cutter reason behind why moving in this space has been so impactful for you. Your story is one of the reasons why we’ve started our community. Tech can be a way out of bad situations if ppl can have that ah ha moment where we see our path forward ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻✊

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My dad told me I could make a lot of money and the only thing I ever actively showed any interest in / skill with was computers. Thought I'd make video games, but business software paid more and was easier to get jobs for. I stay because it's the only thing I'm qualified to do that pays this well.

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We love when you can find a sweet spot where skills and interests meet! Happy to know you’re here 👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻👏

@notesfromdevin @notesfromdevin.bsky.social · 08/05/2023

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Fascinated with how the internet works and all the different types of people and info you come across. Nobody has made me a housewife yet.

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Well now we can’t help with the housewife part, we only built TechBae 🤣 z3r49.csb.app We love that curiosity brought you in! Happy to watch your growth as well 👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻👏

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Ayşegül @aysegul.bsky.social · 08/05/2023

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Wanted to build games, haven't build a single game. Women in tech community, being able to make things I like, flexibility to work anywhere is the reason I've stayed. Had a lot of reasons to quit too but I love it too much.

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We're so happy you didn’t leave but we understand why you had the thought. This space isn’t always easy to be in! But community helps a lot. We have one question 🤔 how can we help you build that game?

Dan Moore is at Monktoberfest @mooreds.com · 08/05/2023

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Haven't found any other profession that: * Is as lucrative * Allows as much autonomy * Offers the chance to problem solve * Is focused on craft * Lets me work with smart people * Has as low barriers to entry

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We're happy to know Tech was your Choice 😉 We bet you have a few good stories from your experiences over the years! Would love to hear them one day!

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🌱 Career growth keeps us going 💰 Finical stability let’s us focus on the important live moments 🤓 Solving problems keep’s curious minds happy We’re happy you’ve stayed and are inspiring others along the way ☺️

Ali Spittel @alispit.tel · 08/05/2023

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Brought me to: it was easier to get a paid software engineering internship than an unpaid polisci one Kept me: solving problems, financial stability, career progression

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Yes! These are key benefits and a grate reason for curious people to stay in tech 👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻👏

Rizel Scarlett 🇦🇬🇬🇾 @blackgirlbytes.bsky.social · 08/05/2023

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money. stayed for the community and i like solving problems.

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And we’re so happy that you stayed! We’ve loved seeing your growth ♥️

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People love to push passoin as the reason to enter this space, but passion doesn’t pay the bill!We love the fincial stability tech offers, and we're happy you're here!

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This is an amazing reason 🏆I think it's easy to overlook the access to quality healthcare that higher income can cover. Tech workers get amazing benefits that a lot of other industries don't & larger salaries.

Demon Princess Zoey @xomz.bsky.social · 08/05/2023

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To be able to transition lol. Transition is so extremely prohibitively expensive and healthcare in the US, already complete trash to begin with, rarely even covers trans healthcare. Tech was the only option I had left to scrounge up the $100k+ needed for jaw surgery, FFS, BA, and electrolysis. 😭

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Katy @thekatertot.bsky.social · 08/05/2023

Literally the money and insurance

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Liz Burr @lizburr.bsky.social · 06/05/2023

SkyTech What brought you to the industry, and more importantly what made you stay?

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This is a lot of work because FB Business Manager is a zoo.

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Thank you everyone who stopped the event's we held within the last two weeks! We held: - Tech Leadership Support group - Coworking Session in Slack - Part 2 of our part AI workship Can't wait to see yall in the next one!

Screenshot of a FigJam board with a cutout of the rapper "Ice Spice" with "AI" to her left and "Breaker" to her right as a pun for "AI Ice Breaker"

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SkyTech please welcome one of our community memebers @mintii.bsky.social 🥳

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SkyTech please welcome one of our community memebers @mintii.bsky.social 🥳

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Tech by Choice @techbychoice.org · 02/05/2023

Document. Document. Document. ☀️ Document your day: Crate todo's 💻 Document your code: Leave comments & create documents 🎨 Document your designs: Leave notes & comments in Figma 🌱 Document your growth: Create a brag sheet & work diary Future you will be happy about it.

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Today is the first day #AANHPIMonth We're celebrating & uplifting AANHPI voices all year long because our community knows every month is AANHPI month! Let's continue to learn about each out so we can show up & push for meaningful change together.

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Tech by Choice @techbychoice.org · 02/05/2023

Happy to connect Devin 🖤 please let us know how we can support

Tech by Choice @techbychoice.org · 29/04/2023

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With this last wave of layoffs, we’re looking to support our community in a real way. To help us help you, reply to this to let us know 💼 Job title you’re looking for 📈 years of experience 📝Top 5 Skills 📍in office (+ Location) / remote hybrid / 🎯 1 must-have for your next role

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Tech by Choice @techbychoice.org · 30/04/2023

No thank you! We’re updating the original link to make it clearer to everyone ♥️ It’s community support like this makes us better. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help in the future!