My first job was at a plumbing supply warehouse making $15/hr. I crashed the forklift.

My first “real” job was making $75k as a marketer at Amex in NYC, living in Hoboken with roommates and feeling RICH.

I looked for photo evidence and found a dick I made with my phone cord back when I worked there.

My first job was washing dishes at a holiday park in Wales. It paid a measly $8/hr and I lived with my gf in a caravan. 

My first tech job was designing and developing e-commerce software for small businesses, and paid $20k/yr (before tax), living with my friends so I could afford to commute 3hrs each day.

✳︎ design engineer → @ponder 
✳︎ explorer of humanism • petrolhead/gearhead
✳︎ React/SwiftUI
✳︎ bento.me/matthew

That sounds like quite a journey! Your determination and hard work definitely paid off.