From 0 to Clojure, Career Change

From 0 to Clojure, Career Change

With Cat Rivers

Cat Rivers shares her journey from tattooing to software development and back, discussing burnout, coding experiences, and the challenges of career changes. Highlights

  • ๐ŸŽจ Cat Rivers is a tattoo artist and psychologist who briefly ventured into coding.

  • ๐Ÿ’ป She experienced burnout while juggling entrepreneurship and sought stability in tech.

  • ๐Ÿ”„ Coding was seen as a potential career change but led to emotional challenges.

  • ๐Ÿ“š She learned JavaScript, TypeScript, and Clojure, noting their complexities.

  • ๐Ÿค Networking helped her land an internship and eventually a job in software development.

  • ๐Ÿง  Imposter syndrome and communication barriers are common in tech environments.

  • ๐Ÿฆ† Cat returned to tattooing, emphasizing the need for creative fulfillment.

Spotify version will be published on the 22. of August.

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