Recently, I was struggling with intense feelings of inadequacy whenever I showed up to work. It hit me hard because it seemed to come from nowhere. I was really enjoying my role and was getting great satisfaction from the new challenges the work brought. Nothing new had happened in my
If you're familiar with my journey, you'll know I made the transition to a software engineer role around 6 months ago, after being a QA engineer in various forms for the best part of a decade. Part of my motivation for the pivot was that I
With my probation review coming up next month, I’ve been reflecting on the journey that brought me here. Earlier this year, the startup I was working for had to make some cutbacks and the Principal QA Engineer role was made redundant. Given I was the only person in this
Resting properly is something I've always struggled with. Somewhere along the way, I convinced myself that everything I do has to be “productive” and the concept of rest got dragged into this mindset too. Even when I took a break, it had to deliver the biggest bang for
Way back before I started my tech career, I was working in a call centre doing technical support. My partner at the time was a kind and encouraging soul, and when I had the realisation that I wanted to work as a developer, he nudged me toward doing a degree