Life often throws us on paths we least expect, and mine has been a journey from mastering kickflips to coding keystrokes. As a kid, skateboarding w...
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Cool to hear that you're a skater, Thiago! Also nice to hear how you applied various lessons you learned from skating to the work you're doing now. 🙌
I'm curious if you ever had a sorta "punk" ethos and attitude as I know the skating and punk scenes often have some cross-over. If your curious what I mean by this, here's what Wikipedia says about punk subculture:
Does any of this resonate with you? And if so, how might you have applied this to your approach as a software engineer?
Yes Michael, this punk ethos was definitely present on those years.
I would say that the non-conformity aspect might be the strongest belief that I still have to this day and it translates to the idea of not being afraid to speak up when I see things that are wrong in the workplace. I am always the advocate for change even if it is not the most comfortable place to be at sometimes.
Another important aspect is always having the interest of my colleagues and employees in general in mind, trying to help shape the company’s culture towards that. That is very challenging given the way most companies are organized but there is always a place to improve from time to time.
This is awesome, Thiago! I can def relate to that... it's good to be able to speak your truth openly. Also, I like how you tie being empathetic and having others' interests in mind to the punk scene... I do feel like punk is a very community-oriented and accessible scene. Punk is for the people! ✊