2024 was one of the worst years for mae, yet I managed to get many things done.
Achievements
I was unemployed for most of the year still, I managed always to have a gig of another. And despite money being tight, all my needs were met and it is an achievement in itself.
Let's list some of the things I did in 2024:
Starting a DevRel program for a small open-source company,
Consulting for big companies,
Mentoring people and helping them to get jobs (my favorite part),
Organizing more than 10 in-person tech meetups
Lessons learned
I learned a lot while doing all the things I mentioned above!
Got better at connecting people, and I am great at it.
I got a graduation in Digital Marketing (didn't love that)
I learned that I can plan a program from 0
Learned that I have a lot to learn xD
Challenges faced
I meet anxiety crises! As I mentioned in the very beginning, 2024 was hard on me, I won't get into detail. Too many bad things at once and I for the first time had no one, but two anxiety crises. It was not fun. I am not usually an anxious person, so was very difficult to learn how to deal with that.
But I had support. I am grateful I have some great people around me.
So let's end this in a thankful note 💖
Top comments (2)
Impressive work Pachi and congratulations on starting your journey as a developer advocate :)
And frankly, I know a lot of people don’t usually help directly by dropping referral DMs, happened to me as well. But that one achievement will make you realize that everything happens for a reason.
Keep it up Pachi! I was kind of a similar situation last year: burnout, layoff...Those are the moments that teach us the most valuable lessons.