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Sharing my Story: From Public School to the Largest Technology Company in the World

Glaucia Lemos on May 27, 2023

Many people ask me what I did to get into the area of technology and finally land a job at Microsoft, which is one of the biggest technology compan...
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I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for sharing your story. It has been incredibly captivating and enlightening. Your experiences have shed light on the importance of education and the impact it can have on one's life. Hearing your journey has further solidified my belief in the power of knowledge and learning. Your story serves as a testament to the transformative nature of education. For those seeking assistance with their writing for nurses I highly recommend the service of proffessional writers. Their expertise and professionalism can truly elevate your academic work. All this things inspired me to continue seeking knowledge and striving for personal growth.

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Glaucia Lemos

Thank you so much for you kind words! And I hope, one day, to make Master Degree to teach in some University or College to help even more people - especially women to come for the STEM!

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Wassim Chegham

Thank you so much Glaucia for sharing your story. Incredibly inspiring. I'm glad to have you as a colleague and a friend. You rock 🎉

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Glaucia Lemos

Thank you, Wassim. Have you in any Team is a privilege! I learn every moment with you. 🥲

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Danilo de Sousa

Hi Glaucia. Thank you for sharing your story, which is inspiring.

Only one person in my Computer Science class graduated on time. An interesting detail is that this one person who graduated is a girl in a majority-male class.

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Glaucia Lemos

WOW! Danilo, I really appreciate your kind words. Wow, the same thing happened to me!

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Sandra Ahlgrimm

Inspiring story! Thanks for sharing!

Btw. “Public schools” are harder to get in in Germany. As they are (almost) free but have the better paid personal, everyone wants to go to them.
Private schools are for the ones who didn’t performed that well before (but at least their parents have money 😵‍💫😅)

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Glaucia Lemos

Here in Brazil the Public School (provided by the Brazilian government a few them are good: the Federal one's) the the other one's not too much. It's a different reality. Thanks, Sandra

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Demóstenes Muniz Brito

Congratulations Glaucia, your post is an inspiration for many people to find and continue to pursue the path of career progress in IT. Don't forget your past, do your best today and always so that your future is even brighter.
Let's keep pushing, success to you!

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Glaucia Lemos

Thank you, Demóstenes! :)

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Amanda Falcão

Thanks for sharing such an inspiring story with us! I wish you all the best, Glaucia!

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Glaucia Lemos

Thank you so much, Amanda!

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Hy Man I'dlike to connect with you on Linkdlen

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Glaucia Lemos

:)

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Alexander Barbosa

Muito fera.