deshawn_det broke through
Three years ago I was in a cell reading JavaScript books from the prison library. When I got out, nobody wanted to hire me. Background check. Done. Every time. So I decided to freelance. Last week a local real estate …
fatima_ldn broke through
I applied to 147 jobs. Got 12 interviews. Failed 11. I almost gave up after rejection 100. Then I saw David s breakthrough. Immigrant. Outsider. Made it to tech lead. Last Tuesday a startup in Shoreditch called. They wanted me. …
Six months ago I could not write a for loop. I was a high school English teacher for 8 years and everyone told me I was crazy to switch to tech at 32. I almost quit three times. But I …
I grew up in Paraisopolis, one of the largest favelas in São Paulo. My school had 60 kids per classroom. The library had 200 books, most of them damaged. I learned English from American TV shows with subtitles. I learned …
I work 50 hours a week on the line. I wake up at 5am to code before my shift. I code on my phone during breaks. I watch tutorials while prepping mise en place. Everybody at the restaurant thinks I'm …