Hello, world! I recently landed my first role as a Web Developer with a local company and it all started with Codecademy. I thought it would be useful to share my story and help answer any questions in the hopes of helping others achieve their goals as well! Earlier in 2018, I found myself at a bit of a standstill with my career. I was working as a Union Representative, so I was negotiating contracts, handling grievances, etc. I felt a bit stuck in my current role and saw no real way forward, so I sat down and tried to hone in on my real passion. I started researching possible career moves without going back to school and realized that a lot of people seemed to be learning to code and do web development and were getting hired without any Computer Science degree, but just having the skills to do it. I had always been interested in programming and had dabbled in it here and there, but had convinced myself in college that I was no good at math, so I could never possibl...
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