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
🎨 Cat Rivers is a tattoo artist and psychologist who briefly ventured into coding.
đź’» She experienced burnout while juggling entrepreneurship and sought stability in tech.
🔄 Coding was seen as a potential career change but led to emotional challenges.
đź“š She learned JavaScript, TypeScript, and Clojure, noting their complexities.
🤝 Networking helped her land an internship and eventually a job in software development.
🧠Imposter syndrome and communication barriers are common in tech environments.
🦆 Cat returned to tattooing, emphasizing the need for creative fulfillment.
Spotify version will be published on the 22. of August.
