The latest articles on DEV Community by 𝙲𝚛𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚕 (@techmonstermom). https://dev.to/techmonstermom https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1041432%2Fec7081fe-a840-40bb-8588-053cab060766.jpg https://dev.to/techmonstermom en 𝙲𝚛𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚕 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 23:26:35 +0000 https://dev.to/techmonstermom/beginner-in-tech-1eeo https://dev.to/techmonstermom/beginner-in-tech-1eeo <p>Hello DEV community,</p> <p>I am very new to the behind the scenes tech world. I am currently going through courses for Front End and Design.</p> <p>I really wish I would have looked sooner to the options I had available, this is the most exciting and fun career I have ever found. I am now 40 and have had a lot of careers from reception to construction. Everything you can think of, I have done except doctor or tech stuff. </p> <p>I have always lived the life of find what truly makes you happy and to never settle. Along the way there was definitely challenges and even thinking about starting a career as a developer was a decision I wasn’t sure about because I always thought of it as a male dominated industry. While I did do construction and it was very hard being a women in a very male dominated environment, I did fit myself in and dealt with men that were mean and disgusting. So I moved on to the next career. </p> <p>So far I feel very welcomed in the industry so I pledge to embrace equality in tech by being very welcoming and helping anyway I can to make everyone feel comfortable, there is no reason for anyone to work hard to do the job they love just to be treated poorly. </p> <p>As I move forward in my new career I hope that anyone starting out can feel as excited as I am and as welcomed as I have been to be in the tech world! </p> wecoded