Right out of high school I went straight to working as a receptionist at a doctors office. At the time it was great, I felt happy to have such a job and I was learning a lot. In the meantime, I also did some continuing education classes at my local college for more medical field careers like EKG’s and phlebotomy. But as I was learning and studying it never felt right. It didn’t feel like this path was for me. So I finished my classes but I didn’t pursue it any further. And for the next 6 years I stayed working as a medical receptionist. Unfortunately, the job was no longer fun and neither was I learning a lot. I actually already learned everything, or as much my job allowed me to learn. I grew bored and dreaded waking up everyday to go to work.
It seemed like this was going to be the way my life was going to keep going, only for the pure fact that I couldn't find anything that truly interested me. When the pandemic hit the doctor called me to inform me that he will be closing his office for good, and he wanted me to take care of myself. This was it, this was the time for me to find something, anything that would bring me joy. With my husbands support, I stayed home and searched, searched, and searched. It wasn’t until I saw a video of girl on social media saying 1.Software Engineer school is short. 2. You will always be learning 3. The career has good pay. 4. It involved computers. I was hooked! I stayed the rest of the day looking for schools, reviews, stories, videos, anything and everything that would tell me what it consisted of.
I found the answer. I can learn to become a professional during the quarantine and focus. But most importantly it would lead me to a career in which I will always need to learn more and study. I wont get to the point of boredom or dread. I will be proud to say I am a Software Engineer. Being in my first two weeks of classes already I can honestly say I wake up excited everyday to start. Its not easy, and its a lot of information to understand but I know I can do it! And I will succeed!
