Significant Career Lesson From An R&D Application Engineer At Broadcom

This is important, but don't compare yourself to others. There are very smart people in my industry who come from top schools like Stanford, Berkeley, and UCLA. They are passionate and have been developing skills for years.

In the tech industry, you might work with someone who developed an application in college and sold it. They are very good at what they do.

My manager and mentor taught me that everyone learns at a different pace. It's nothing to be ashamed of if it takes you longer to learn something.

Everyone has their own way of learning and absorbing information and education. The way you learn and develop skills is unique to you.

Regardless of how long it takes or how you do it, you should be genuinely proud. In software engineering, applications engineering, or any engineering field, you will develop very important skills that everyone will have after some years.

My first year was very different from my experience now, almost eight years later. I had a coworker who left in his second year. He accomplished so much in those two years that it took me four or five years to match.

That's just how some people are. You shouldn't be jealous or envious of how someone accomplishes things in a certain amount of time. Know that it's your journey, your learning experience, and your life. Be happy and proud of what you've done.