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5 years in tech, and she's still coding

Suzanne Aitchison on March 08, 2022

The #shecoded prompt this year made me realise that 2022 officially marks 5 years in tech for me! What better time to reflect on my experience so f...
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Marissa B •

Awesome post! Thanks for sharing. It's unfortunate that a lot of your bad stuff list matches what I and others have experienced, but I have hope for positive change as time goes on. It's great that you have such good colleagues :D

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Suzanne Aitchison •

It's unfortunate that a lot of your bad stuff list matches what I and others have experienced

100% It's all too "normal", although I definitely believe things are improving ❤️

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Margo McCabe •

Congrats on your 5 years in tech! Those are some pretty awesome feats on the "Good Stuff" list 💪

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Andrew Baisden •

Really enjoyed reading this so inspirational for others.

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Annie •

Love your story! I definitely can resonate with a lot of your experiences as a woman in tech. Kudos to your amazing colleagues for helping make changes and congrats to you for coding on and being a rockstar :)

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Jen Chan •

So many points here I could relate to! And so glad there were people at work to stop that crap.

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Izabela •

Awesome post! I'm almost at the 5 year mark myself and I can relate with a lot of stuff you said.

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Silvia España Gil •

Thank you for sharing your experiences Suzanne

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Mohan Manavalan •

Wow! Awesome post! Happy that you have great colleagues. Thanks for sharing.

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Chris Mcdonald •

great post.

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Atanas Minkov •

Thank you for this. 2022 is year 5 for me too. Good luck 👍

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Arohi7892 •

This really inspires me. You need the courage to take such a brave step. you go, girl!

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Kelsey Jones •

Excellent read