Hi, I'm Amy

1.   Choosing a career

2.   Asking for help

3.   What others think

Graduated from high school

​2004

Graduated from university

​2008

Became a journalist for the ABC

​2009

Moved to Sydney

​2013

"You should try coding"​

​2014

Coding bootcamp

​2015

Changed careers

🎉​

First job as a software engineer

​2015

Moved to London

2016

Second job as a software engineer

​2016

Moved to San Francisco

2018 

Joined the twitter.com team

​2018 

Got in trouble ✅

School captain ❌

Straight As ❌

Girls were mean ✅

Rich parents ❌

"Naturally" smart ❌

Choosing your career​

Coding

Journalism

Journalism was a good choice

Tech was a really good choice

?

Don't let stereotypes get in the way

You can always change 

What excites you 

What you're good at

Asking for help

...is really, really hard

This will hold you back in life

1. You're not the only one 

2. People want to help

"Psychological safety" is the most important characteristic of effective teams.

What others think

The school dance

The party

The slip

30

The school dance

The party

The slip

Recap

Don't let stereotypes about a career get in the way. And remember, you can always change.

Practice asking for help. This will be key to your success.

Don't wait until your 30s to start caring less about what others think.

@amesimmons

Thank you!