I’m moving on from my job at ASOS…6 years ago I started on the Software Engineering Graduate Scheme (blog post here) and I am now leaving as a Senior Software Engineer. When I first started as a grad in my wildest dreams did I think I would be a SSE..ever. 

An excerpt from my journal three months into the graduate scheme:

I’ve learnt so much working at ASOS, I’ve grown and been challenged in the best ways. I have made many many mistakes, embarrassed myself loads (at the work parties mostly) but overall the people and experiences I’ve had at ASOS 10/10; would recommend as an employer. 

ASOS is a company with many opportunities to do well and flourish. I took every opportunity I could (overly keen) and I done my best. I am really proud of myself for that because It hasn’t been easy. I accomplished a number of my life goals working at ASOS and up to my last week I am still meeting amazing people #ManagablyCurvy

 

• The people. I have met the most amazing people at ASOS who supported and guided me in so many different ways, ways many of them won’t even know. The coffee catch-ups, a manager who became a mentor then the closest friend, senior leaders admired from afar, colleagues I spent new years with, cried in the pub with, went to Brussels with, the annoying intern who racked up a £100k bill haha I’m tearing up/smiling thinking about all the people I’ve met…even that model I embarrassed myself in front of LOL. 
• The on-call/overtime ironically. We have an on-call rota whereby every month for a full week someone from each team must be available to support if anything goes wrong. So I would always have to explain to friends/family when they ask to meet up that ‘I’m on call…24/7. I need to be close enough to a plug with my laptop encase I get called ANYTIME’. Working in a golden thread team like I did *throws shade* if anything goes wrong we were quick to be called haha esp. at 2/3am. The extra money each month was lovely, for the inconvenience 🙃 
• The ASOS Women in Tech Community (S/O to y’all) I am thankful for their constant support of me whenever I would do stuff internally or externally. Personally for me the ASOS X STEMettes offices days were the BEST, seeing the young girls fascinated by Tech warmed my HEART! 

2019 ASOS X STEMettes (we won)

2019 ASOS WIT TEAM!

• The breakfast hash browns, addictive. 
• The discount…obv.
• The work parties, best ever.

In summary I’m just super thankful to have had an AMAZING first employer to start my career as an engineer. Technically Shoe Zone was my first employer ever but we don’t acknowledge that, that was HELL.

S/O 2016 Tanda that was casually browsing the ASOS website NEW IN items and looked onto the careers page to see if they had grad roles; 2022 Tanda is beyond thankful. 

Cheers to the next Tech adventure.