>>6461344The story about how I've gotten into IT is kind of funny actually.
In germany we have something called "Fachabitur" which is basically a specialized version of our highest school degree. This allows you to study almost anything
I initially wanted to do some sort of interpreter/translator kind of career path BUT I'm a very lazy person so I missed my deadline. Spoke to the principal and he literally told me that I will not be able to get a place in that class at all for this year because it mainly consists of girls and he didn't want me to be the cock in the coop.
He then asked me if I'd be interested in anything else and since I liked gaming I just chose IT.
Had a very good teacher, sparked my technical interests in IT.
I then went on to study physics for one semester and then called it quits because I'd have to work off so many math lessons from stuff apparently I should already know from my school days. I studied IT for 3 semesters afterwards, broke that up because of a major depression and then I went on to make an apprenticeship at some company where I knew a few people. In that very same apprenticeship I've been introduced to a now co-worker of mine that forever changed my life.
We were both just sitting in most of our classes being bored because shit was really easy to us. We were also both smokers and shared a passion for IT Security. Naturally we bonded and became good friends. He was also the guy that told me that once we're done with our apprenticeship hes got this really cool company he wants to go to and wants to take me with him since of our shared interest in it-sec.
So you could say I never really "studied" IT, it's just been something I've been doing my whole life.
Extremely long winded answer, I apologize if it's rambly or doesn't make perfect sense but I hope you enjoyed reading it.
