Not because I am lazy, but I never imagined myself waking up early in the morning every day and setting out for work, where I will be counting hours and following rules and regulations set by the authorities. Still, time had placed me in such a situation that I was willing to do any odd jobs as well, but my willpower wasn't high enough to get into one, so I stepped back. By the blessing of almighty Allah, out of nowhere, I was referred for a job interview, which was no way for me based on my formal qualifications, still I went through the process and got the chance to be on the journey.
My formal education has no trace of technology, yet I got into engineering stuff, hands-on work. But how? Even though my educational background is different, my sole interest and everything was related to tech and related stuff. Top to bottom, I was a tech enthusiast, to be more specific, an independent security researcher. They saw my willingness and thirst for new stuff and gave me the chance to get started.
"ᵂᵒʳᵈˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵖⁱᶜˢ ᵃʳᵉ ᵐⁱⁿᵉ, ᵘⁿˡᵉˢˢ ᴵ ˢʰᵒᵘᵗᵒᵘᵗ ʷʰᵉʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᶜᵃᵐᵉ ᶠʳᵒᵐ!"
As I pressed the bell, with each passing second, my heartbeat was getting faster and faster. An unknown boy received me, then my supervisor came, a meeting was being held, and there was the full team, and he took me straight to that room to introduce with everyone. Hell no, everyone was looking at me, I gave a formal intro about me, they could see me shaking in nervousness, and spared me (yeah, each second felt like an eternity there). Finally, I was alone in a room, at a desk, alone because everyone was in that meeting room.
So it was a cybersecurity company, and I joined there as an intern for five months. Fortunately, I got an amazing supervisor who was pretty awesome and guided me at his best. I was curious and desperate too for growth, and so based on my performance, they made me a permanent employee within three months. That was something I will be ever grateful for. Oh yeah, I'm still at that company, more than happy, and in a better position than I could have expected. To be honest, I’ve reached a level of opportunity and stability that many CSE graduates don’t achieve this early, despite not having a formal background in the field, grateful to the Almighty for that.
So yeah, that is it, the first job that I'm still continuing and want to continue for a long time, as I still haven't faced anything extreme that made me feel like quitting. The first one is always special; whoever gets a good start can have a better journey ahead. I, too, hope for the best for everyone, and please do keep me in your prayers.
