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E141 | How a Gas Station Cook Went from Frying Chicken to Software Engineer–Danny Thompson
Where he came from, only people with PhDs become software engineers. In high school, Danny Thompson wanted to be a garbage man. He grew up in the hood so he thought that the best job he could get would be a Union job. At 30 he worked at a gas station frying chicken but wanted a change. He was married and by the time he had kids, he realized $400/week wasn’t enough anymore. But he didn’t know what to do.
Listen in as Danny tells Jonaed how a rapper he saw on TV changed the trajectory of his life and how he now earns over $200,000 per year.
Ways to connect with Danny:
Social Media:
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/dthompsondev/
* https://twitter.com/DThompsonDev
Books and resources mentioned in this podcast:
* Free Code camp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/
* Resume course: https://bit.ly/podcastpca
Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.
* LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JonaedIqbalND
Connect with us on social media!
* LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeLinkedIn
* Facebook: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeFB
* Instagram: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeIG
* Twitter: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeTW
* TikTok: https://bit.ly/3qfUD2V
* Join our discord server: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeDiscord
Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, drop us a review on Apple Podcast and/or subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nodegree.
Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at nodegree.com.
Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonaed
Connect with us on social media!
- Instagram: @nodegreecareers
- TikTok: @nodegree
Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, or drop us a review on Apple Podcast.
Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at NoDegree.com.
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Where he came from, only people with PhDs become software engineers. In high school, Danny Thompson wanted to be a garbage man. He grew up in the hood so he thought that the best job he could get would be a Union job. At 30 he worked at a gas station frying chicken but wanted a change. He was married and by the time he had kids, he realized $400/week wasn’t enough anymore. But he didn’t know what to do.
Listen in as Danny tells Jonaed how a rapper he saw on TV changed the trajectory of his life and how he now earns over $200,000 per year.
Ways to connect with Danny:
Social Media:
* https://www.linkedin.com/in/dthompsondev/
* https://twitter.com/DThompsonDev
Books and resources mentioned in this podcast:
* Free Code camp: https://www.freecodecamp.org/
* Resume course: https://bit.ly/podcastpca
Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.
* LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JonaedIqbalND
Connect with us on social media!
* LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeLinkedIn
* Facebook: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeFB
* Instagram: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeIG
* Twitter: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeTW
* TikTok: https://bit.ly/3qfUD2V
* Join our discord server: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeDiscord
Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, drop us a review on Apple Podcast and/or subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nodegree.
Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at nodegree.com.
Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonaed
Connect with us on social media!
- Instagram: @nodegreecareers
- TikTok: @nodegree
Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, or drop us a review on Apple Podcast.
Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at NoDegree.com.