Now I am in Software Heaven
In November 2018 I was fired from my job at Olympus. I was shocked but excited for the opportunity to jump into a new industry.
God had been preparing me for this moment.
Since my time working in the veteran office at San Jac, my people skills and customer service has been groomed and refined for my current opportunity.
In December I found a small software company, called Garner, that gave me the opportunity to learn in many different areas.
While I was learning a lot, I quickly found out that it wasn’t the best company for long term.
The team was tiny after 20 years and the business side of the company was not organized. I was on this business team, but it did not feel like a team. Ultimately, the lack of team cohesion and poor leadership put me back on the job hunt.
This hunt lasted five long stressful months, but finally at the end of August I found Homebase.
I realized the best way to find the right company to was to first put in my 2 week notice. I was spending half my time . looking for a new job and the other half actually doing my job.
On a Monday, I emailed my notice and applied for Homebase and other tech companies. The next week I had a job offer.
With Homebase, I found a software company that values skill building and personal growth. They value their people.
When I started looking for new jobs, I knew I could use my people skills to get into another software company. I searched hard for customer service roles. Thankfully I found a customer success role with Homebase.
Homebase is a 5 year startup with about 100 employees.
I am excited to be here because I have the opportunity to learn the product, grow and move into new roles in the future. I would love to learn as many roles in the company as possible.
Ultimately my goal is to start my own software company and Homebase will help prepare for that.
I needed to enter Tech Heaven to get closer to my vision. My vision is what gets me going on a daily basis.
What’s your vision? Do you want to work in Tech? What industry do you like