Positive post of goals being reached
I just got a 1k bonus for being a good employee and that officially puts my total comp to above 100k (5% employee match)
Started my IT trek during the covid times of 2020
Left my job cleaning dishes and bathrooms at a texas roadhouse in February of 2020
Started classes at Oregon Tech in March
back at the roadhouse in 2021 August to December
student loans, unemployment, and delayed covid checks kept me going for 6 months
worked two unpaid internships from March to May 2022 (web dev and tech support)
got a web dev type job in May 2022
graduated from Oregon Tech summa cum laude December 2022
Job in Tech support for the dept of veteran affairs May 2023
Salary progression:
texas roadhouse 13-15 an hour
internships 0
webdev type job 37k
Tech support 53k -> 64k -> 75k -> 93k -> total comp 100k
Unrelated weight loss
December 2021 - 165 lbs
2022 - 210 lbs
2023/4 - 180lbs
2025 - 170 lbs
Outside of learning tech I was part of a bicycle shop with tech enthusiasts online, did speech stuff with toastmasters online, basically no life outside of the house for 3 years
dropped a ton of negative friendships and relationships
got sober and slowly took up working out including cardio
the effort was worth it. every day I wake up and feel like my life is only starting again