As a software developer struggling with ADHD and depression causing a lack of drive, I've come to
realize that not everyone can be defined and judged off the general consensus. For myself, I
graduated from an expedited learning course from Full Sail University in under three years.
Following that, I had the good fortune for one of my classmates to have landed a job and recommend
me to another position within the company. I managed myself well enough that they agreed I'd be a
decent worker.
The following year was a blur, between learning how to handle myself in a professional environment that overworked me to the bone to Covid-19 happening to my mother-in-law getting cancer. All I can really remember is the feeling of content I had with the paycheck from the work, but that I wasn't invested in the project that I was building. So as the year came to an end, the choice was made that I was to leave the job and move across the country to help take care of my mother-in-law. I had everything planned out, a job lined up for when I arrived, and the goal of having a place of my own within the first few months to live close to the family.
Fast forward to current day, I've been living in the family home for the last four years, the job I was promised was given to another worker days before I was to start, and I've been unable to land any other work with the requirements of not being too far away from the family. This has led to not only a big gap in my resume, but also a major blow to my personal drive, because if I haven't landed a job yet then I must be doing something wrong. So this website is my start of turning things around. Expanding my skill set, reminding myself that I am able to work and complete tasks even if companies will not take a risk on me yet. If you've made it this far, I want to thank you for reading this, and invite you to reach out so we can converse more, whether over a job or not. And always remember, as long as you can continue taking steps, things will change. It is up to us to keep moving forward.