Building from Zero After Addiction, Prison, and a Felony
5 hours ago
- #Tech Career
- #Second Chances
- #Personal Transformation
- Author's background includes juvenile prison, felony conviction, and addiction, rebuilt life through software development.
- Started drug dealing at 14, leading to incarceration, then faced recurring addiction and legal issues into early adulthood.
- Turned life around after seeing a news article about tech internships for at-risk youth while in jail, landing a web developer job.
- Overcame relapse and job loss, eventually achieving sobriety and securing a software role at a startup, then at Hasura (PromptQL).
- Emphasizes that recovery involved luck, support, and second chances, and encourages others in similar situations while urging empathy in hiring.