Little life update - by Katie L-na - Field of Mangoes

Don't we love to be a Software Engineer

Little life update Don't we love to be a Software Engineer Katie L-na Jul 19, 2026 3 Share The commitment is - I’m not heading to the office until I finish this post. Nothing motivates a person more than the possibility of being late to another day of being a cog in the capitalistic machine. Upd: it actually worked, I put all my ideas on scrap paper. Sadly, this doesn’t work for editing. A week ago, I started my internship at a well-known digital bank. The experience is quite peculiar, and I will report back once I get more insights, but I wanted to document the first impression while it is st

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