/kloc-When she was 0/9 years old, she went to Shenzhen to work because she failed in the college entrance examination. After a while, she was unwilling to spend 12 hours on the assembly line every day and began to learn programming.

Through unremitting efforts, I became a programmer, taught myself English, got a master's degree in computer science in the United States, and accepted an offer to work in Google's office in new york.

Recently, in an interview with the teacher of Niuzi News Academic Affairs Office of Yangzi Evening News, he said, "I lost my job a few days ago. I have now found a new job to maintain a valid student visa. I work as a programmer at Goldman Sachs in Salt Lake City, USA. The income is slightly higher than before.

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Died of plague and family diseases.

Lose your job and seek a new beginning.

Sun Ling, a native of Loudi, Hunan Province, was born in 1990. He is just 30 years old this year.

Dropped out of school, failed in the college entrance examination, worked as an assembly line worker, a programmer, studied abroad, and worked in the Google headquarters building … because she looked different from many people at the age of 30.

When I contacted Sun Ling, she was in America.

When a part-time girl asked me how to become a well-paid programmer in the United States, Sun Ling said modestly. "In fact, the salary is really not high. It was exaggerated in some news. My income may be moderate in the programmer industry.

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Sun Ling is in Google's office.

When she attended the TED talk last year, she told the educational administration teacher that she was still working in Google Office in new york, and her annual income at that time was about $65,438+010.5 million.

But now, she has left there. "I went home to visit relatives on holiday in March this year, during which my family died of illness. The three-month family leave has become a personal leave, and the holiday has become shorter.

Coupled with the disaster in COVID-19, I couldn't go back to work immediately, so I lost my previous job in the company.

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Sun Ling said that quitting his last job just gave him time to go on holiday.

During the months when she lost her job, she went to many places and didn't start looking for a new job until mid-July.

"I went to many companies for interviews, and many people hung up.

Fortunately, I found a job to maintain a valid student visa in August. Later, I was invited by a financial company, and now I am a programmer at Goldman Sachs in Salt Lake City. The income is slightly higher than before.

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Talking about her job hunting experience, Sun Ling shared some things that left a deep impression on her. "I went to Apple for my first interview a few days ago, but the interview didn't go well.

But then they sent an interview email by mistake, so they got an extra interview opportunity unexpectedly.

The interview ended as scheduled, but HR shared my resume with other groups, so I had another interview opportunity, but unfortunately I was not hired in the end.

I was deeply moved by this incident. No matter how many opportunities you have, no matter how lucky you are, your ability is not enough, so the most important thing is to improve yourself.

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I failed the college entrance examination and went to work in a factory.

She felt that "she must improve herself"

Looking back on Sun Ling 10, it seems that "self-improvement" is the best key word.

"In 2009, I only scored 399 points in the college entrance examination, and I couldn't even get on the second line.

Sun Ling told the educational administration teacher that he dropped out of school to study beauty because of family difficulties in junior high school, and returned to school two months later because he couldn't go on studying.

"In high school, teachers in private schools came from neighboring counties, and Mandarin was not standard in class. I can only understand half, so my grades are always poor.

The summer after the college entrance examination, she was introduced by her cousin and took a green leather train with her friends to work in a factory in Shenzhen. That year, she was only nineteen.

Pictures of Sun Ling and his family.

"I started working in a factory that produces batteries, overthrowing two shifts, and taking turns on day shifts and night shifts.

"Sun Ling told the educational administration teacher that working on the assembly line was boring. During the working hours of 12 hours every day, he just moved the parts to different machines for inspection. Each part is less than half of his own time, and his monthly salary is only 2000 yuan.

After working for 8 months, Sun Ling felt that this boring job was not suitable for him, and there would be no development if he continued to do it.

So, she is going to leave her present job and learn something new.

Sun Ling told the educational administration teacher that the first reaction at that time was to learn computers. "When I graduated from high school, I attended a free summer camp. Through this summer camp, I learned how to write hello world programs.

Give an order to the computer, and the computer outputs hello world. It's like sending a circle of friends to get praise immediately.

This instant feedback mechanism fascinates me.

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/kloc-Sun Ling, 0/9 years old.

Pay three tuition fees to learn programming.

Become a programmer after graduation.

With curiosity and yearning for the computer industry, Sun Ling chose an organization to start learning programming.

"At that time, the money in the bank card only paid the tuition for the first semester.

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On the day of class, Sun Ling often gets up in the morning and goes to training institutions. Due to lack of funds, she can only practice on the computer of the training institution, preview and review in the morning and attend classes at night.

When "Deng Hua" was first released, Liu Ling, who was in class, began to work at KFC until late at night.

"Because of the cleaning of the restaurant, I sometimes work until 2 o'clock in the middle of the night, but after 1 1 in the evening, my salary will be a bit high, so I like this cleaning very much.

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Sun Ling said that she went to study in Futian District from the factory in Longhua, Shenzhen. Two training institutions, three software courses, three part-time jobs that can barely make ends meet, and a credit card with a limit of 3,000 yuan. These constitute almost all of her life for more than a year.

At that time, she was not in class, but at work or on her way to two places.

But speaking of that day, Sun Ling did not work hard. On the contrary, he left many rich and beautiful memories.

"When I was really in trouble, my father quietly paid me the down payment from the training institution. That year, a friend and I took a green leather car 14 hour to Shenzhen. In those years, I was in sales and often invited me to dinner.

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After the third semester, Sun Ling became a qualified programmer from the first "computer boy" who needed "two-fingered Zen" typing.

"Will graduate soon. I got a job as a programmer through school recruitment.

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At that time, I just started to learn programming, and I had no foundation at all. Will I have a headache? Sun Ling said, "It's not as complicated as you think. In this way, basic words appear again and again. You need to remember.

At that time, a more important reason why I studied hard was that I knew that if I didn't try my best, I would waste money. I earned this money myself, so I hate wasting it.

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Sun Ling attended the TED talk and shared his story.

Learning English saved 654.38 million yuan.

She realized her dream of studying abroad.

After employment, Sun Ling discovered the importance of academic qualifications. 20 12 Sign up for the special issue of online distance education of Xi Jiaotong University and Shenzhen University.

At the same time, Sun Ling began to learn English in April 20 12.

"Actually, I chose to be a programmer because I'm not very good at talking.

One day I saw that learning another language is equivalent to mastering a new idea, that is, wanting to learn English.

Sun Ling said that in the process of learning English, she had a new idea. "Can I study abroad?" .

Sun Ling and foreign friends.

20 14 10 14, based on what she knows, is the luxury dream worth persisting in? Ask such a question. In the post, she wrote down her situation at that time. "IT programmer, nearly 3 years of work experience, highly educated university, now graduated from university. You can finish the exam in about 20 15. My salary is less than 7000 now, and I have no deposit yet. I have a dream of studying abroad. This is a luxury dream! )"

Resignation seems to have left a seed in Sun Ling's heart.

At the beginning of 20 17, Sun Ling learned from the internet that an American university had set up a master's program in computer science. The application requires basic English communication, a certain programming foundation and work experience, and the tuition fee is down payment of 50,000 US dollars. Later tuition fees can be paid after finding a job through student loans.

"I think this opportunity suits me very well.

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So, from 20 17, 17 10 to September, her life was almost centered on English and money. In May, Ya thought of 5.5 points.

Sun Ling told the educational administration teacher that when he left China, the monthly salary of his last job was 16000 yuan, which was frugal for more than half a year. By July, he had saved 6,543,800 yuan for the first time in his life.

In this way, she tripped and got the school quotation.

Sun Ling is lying on the lawn to have a rest.

There are IELTS materials next to it.

At the end of 20 17, 10, Sun Ling went to the United States to study alone.

The school is located in a small town in Iowa, USA. There are few people, and a quiet environment is suitable for calming down and studying.

Sun Ling introduced that during the nine-month study period, I studied a course every month, studying theory in the morning and practicing practical operation in the afternoon.

Sun Ling and American students.

Looking back on the life of ten years of counter-offensive

The days of studying in China are the simplest and happiest.

20 18 began to apply for a job in mid-July. After over 60 interviews, I accepted the invitation in September. 10 June, I became an employee of EPAM Systems, and worked as an interface programmer with Google at Google headquarters in new york.

Aren't you afraid to go to America alone? When asked about this by the educational administration teacher, Sun Ling said, "Since I was 19 years old, I seem to be used to living hard by myself.

Facing the opportunity of studying abroad, I also have many questions. Is this a lie? What if you can't find a job in America? But I finally decided to have a try. At that time, I always went to Shenzhen alone, earning money while eating. Life was too tight. I don't think it will be more bitter then. "

Sun Ling works for Google in the United States.

Sun Ling said that it has been three years since she came to the United States, and now it is a period of serious epidemic in the United States. She can only work from home, and she is uneasy and confused when she takes up a new job. "In fact, so far, I think everyone is not that bad. My life in America is not so bright. I am slack and confused. Regarding the future, we must continue to make plans.

Let's look back on this decade. When I was studying programming and English in China, my blood boils when I think about it now. Learning without distractions every day is really fulfilling, and you can get the simplest happiness.

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Sun Ling today.

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