[隨筆] 從聽眾到說故事的人
昨天，我參與了由 Girls in Tech 主持的曼陀號領航計畫 — 第三次月會。原本以為，組員會需要分享上次月會的回家作業— 請教三位前輩職涯的秘訣。但由於昨天月會的議程實在太豐富，時間不夠。所以，我想在這裡和大家分享，三位前輩的職涯故事和秘訣。
I participated in the third monthly meeting of the mentorship program hosted by Girls in Tech yesterday. I thought our team members would have time to share the stories that our captain had assigned us for homework. We had to ask three successful people for tips on how they made it into their career. However, the agenda yesterday was so full that we didn’t have enough time to do that. Thus, I decided to share the stories here.
第一位前輩認為作為一位軟體工程師，應該具備工程師的精神。也就是要能如期交付任務、持續學習以精進自我，和避免做違法的事情。他一直讓自己保有工程師的精神，也建議年輕的工程師應該也要做到。
First of all, the first person said that software engineers should utilize three mentalities: finishing tasks on time, to constantly learn and improve oneself, and to avoid participating in illegal activities. He always keeps those mentalities in mind and suggests that younger people should do the same.
再來第二位前輩分享到，自從他把程式設計當作經營公司，就發現程式設計變得越來越有趣。但十年前，他剛成為軟體工程師的時候，並非熱衷於程式設計。後來，是經過心態上的轉變，才發現每個專案就像是一間公司。每個專案裡的元件，就如同公司裡的部門，職責各自獨立。當他的思維開始改變後，他發現寫程式原來可以是件有趣的事。不僅如此，他寫的程式耦合性也降低了，變得更好維護。所以他認為好的心態，能影響一個人的成功。
The second engineer mentioned that regarding software designing as operating a company enables him to enjoy his job. Initially, he wasn’t enthusiastic about software designing 10 years ago. After shifting his mindset, he reimagined that every project is a company, and that every component within a project is a department within the company. Each component has its own independent obligation. With his change in mindset when it comes to software designing, the codes he designed have had lower coupling and have been easier to maintain. Moreover, things are starting to get interesting. Therefore, he believes a good mindset makes a successful person.
第三位前輩則建議年輕人，應該多嘗試不同的事，如此能讓自己有更多機會。他曾當了兩年工程師之後，選擇轉去做專案經理。這算是他職涯中，相當關鍵的轉變，讓他從原本只是思考如何實踐需求的工程師，進一步開始了解業務的工作內容。如此經驗使他兼具技術的知識，與業務的歷練。後來，更有機會進入微軟工作，一待就是十三年。到現在，更成為了軟體培訓機構的創辦人。透過他的故事，他很鼓勵年輕人應該要多嘗試，試著把路越走越寬，能得到更多機會。
The third person realized trying more things allowed him to obtain more opportunities. He switched to managing products after being a software engineer for two years. With such a big change, he had to start to consider not only how to code, but how to negotiate with customers. His experiences have led him to becoming accomplished in both software engineering and product management. Then, he seized an opportunity and was with Microsoft for 13 years. Moreover, he is a founder of a software engineering training institution. He now encourages young people to try more things in order to benefit their career.
我很感謝 3 位前輩的分享，從他們身上，皆看到身為工程師終身學習的精神，更學到如何調適心態及思維，讓工作越來越有趣。再來是多給自己嘗試的機會，把職涯的路越走越寬。
I am grateful to the three people that shared their profound and encouraging stories. I could tell that they are all diligent and keep striving to learn more. Their stories are exemplary.
