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Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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Fractional CTO for startups → Idea → production in months 🎨 Artist | 🧠 Psychology | 🌴 Cali
a mac around a bunch of pcs
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Jun 23, 2021
    Facebook just reminded me I started my tech journey 8 years ago. I went from data entry to Frontend dev in 8 months. From $15/hr to jumping into an industry that offered 100k+ salaries w/ 2-3 years of experience. All before graduation w/ a degree in psychology & art
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Aug 5, 2023
    I'm in tech for the money. Full stop.
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Jul 19, 2021
    I'll never forget the feeling I had when I found out the fake white male LinkedIn profile I made with the exact same work history & education got job offers that never hit my inbox.
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Apr 21, 2023
    Hot take: backend is easier to pickup than frontend
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Jan 27, 2023
    After 1 year in tech, I made $54k as a frontend dev. I hit $120k when I had 5 years of experience because I was extremely underpaid. I'm not repeating these patterns. I posted a job with a salary band of $120,000-$140,000 for a minimum of 1 year of experience.
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Dec 4, 2023
    Companies really tried to bully us into think it’s a bad thing to job hop when they still do mass layoffs when data has proven they don’t work.
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Jul 19, 2021
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    And I mean the profiles were EXACTLY the same. The only difference was the name and profile image. So ya, when anyone tells me it's a "pipeline issue" it's hard for me not to feel annoyed.
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Sep 10, 2021
    May I never forget the relief I felt for working hard enough to finally land a tech job make 90k and cover some of my mothers medical bills. People are complaining 100k isn’t much. But it is. I went from 18k a year to 45k to 90k and I was in a whole new world.
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Aug 1, 2024
    I’m getting an uptick in recruiters reaching out to me for roles So I went to check the LinkedIn I made with all of my experience, just a white guys name and profile picture and guess what He’s getting offers to roles I’m not. Large companies, higher titles, more pay
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Oct 8, 2019
    So I never worked on an open-source project because I felt like it was for people who _knew what they were doing_ But I just remembered no one knows what they're doing and there is no such thing as good code. Barrier removed!
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Jul 13, 2021
    Here’s a hot take, most senior developers don’t know html
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Jul 14, 2020
    A lot of people have asked me why I got into tech, and my answer will always be money.
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    May 16, 2020
    The real benefit of a standing desk is the fact that you can dance and code.
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    Valerie 🐦‍🔥 | Founder of Phoenixing
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    Sep 23, 2021
    Someone told me there's not a lot of POC that worked in tech for 5 or more years. Can yall help me prove them wrong? If you've been in tech for 5 or more years reply and retweet to find more #POCInTech