This is my first post on medium guys so bear with me. I graduated in June 2016 with a Chemical Engineering degree and I realized that while applying to jobs and i had realized that I hated the premise of working as an actual Chemical Engineer. Also the bay area is not technically a Chemical Engineer’s paradise, there are not as many opportunities here.

Academia and industry are often disconnected and everything you hear about the work force is often skewed in a positive manner. You never hear about the downsides of industry, such as being on call 24/7. Couple this with the fact that it is rough to find a job in industry as a chemical engineer unless you have multiple internships and I realized that this was not the path I would like to go down. Luckily throughout college we were tasked with using MATLAB software and coding so I had already been exposed to the fundamentals of programming. I was always interested in coding but I never took the plunge of actually making something, when I graduated in June I realized that I should pursue a career in tech.

This is where I found out about FCC and I blazed through the front end portion and I realized I screwed up by not majoring in CS/CSE in college. I fell in love with coding, and every line of code I wrote I felt more accomplished. It took me about 4 months of strict studying and keeping myself on track while making a portfolio that appealed to employers. I finally started putting out applications and I received callbacks for interviews. At first, I was dumbfounded and I felt like I was an imposter and that I actually had to go back to school for a second bachelor’s . I crashed and burned on my first few phone screens.Then I received a call for a phone interview which I passed, then a technical test which turned into an onsite. A week after, I had received my first offer for a front-end position. I was ecstatic and it is for an awesome company. I start at the end of the month.

For everyone unhappy in their career, I do recommend taking the plunge and learning to code. It will improve your career and life satisfaction a hundred fold. And I apologize for not being full informative but I would like to withhold the name of the company for privacy reasons.Also a huge thank you to Quincy and the team for putting this material out there, you guys are changing lives and I am grateful.