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Why I left a nursing career for tech
I was making $40K as a nurse, barely getting by.
Today I'm a 6-figure DevOps engineer.
But this isn't about money.
It's about finding work that lights you up.
I discovered tech through necessity.
Started tinkering with an old laptop.
Found joy in solving problems.
Building things from scratch.
The journey wasn't easy:
โข Learning after long nursing shifts
โข Doubting myself constantly
โข Facing rejection after rejection
โข Starting over in my 30s
But every Linux command mastered...
Every container deployed...
Every cloud certification earned...
Built confidence.
Today I help others make this transition.
Run a community of exceptional engineers.
Watch careers transform.
Lives change.
The secret?
It's not about being the smartest.
It's about being the most persistent.
You're never too old to start.
Never too inexperienced to learn.
Never too far gone to change.
The best time to start was yesterday.
The second best time is now.
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Why I left a nursing career for tech
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