A Major Milestone
February 25th, 2023 is a big day for my career, it marks my 10 year anniversary working at Salesforce in the Vancouver office!
View from my desk at the Salesforce Vancouver office. Tenure trophies included!
Never would I have imagined that I would have stayed at a company this long when I joined back in 2013. Previous to my time at Salesforce, I had only spent just shy of 3 years at one organization. Thankfully, Salesforce has provided me opportunities to pivot and change my focus in my 10 years at the company:
Working in a highly visible engineering operations and developer productivity team, running systems used by all of Salesforce’s engineers.
Stepping into a manager role and being able to lead numerous teams through the company’s growth.
Chasing my dream to work for Salesforce.org, and build products that help nonprofit and education institutions scale their impact.
Joining the Technology, People, Innovation & Learning team with a focus on building programs that allow our highly technical staff to grow their careers and focus on our top priorities in the technology organization.
During my time at Salesforce I have also gone through numerous life events and have had support from the organization the entire time:
Getting married and having the flexibility to take time away for an extended honeymoon in Thailand.
Being diagnosed with a chronic illness and having the medical support through insurance coverage to get the care I needed.
Welcoming Rupert to the world and taking 6 weeks off to spend time with him and Alyssa during those first precious weeks.
Purchasing our first townhome and having enough in the bank for a down payment.
Welcoming Henrik to the world and having 12 weeks (yes!) figure out how to parent two young children.
Purchasing our first house and having the financial stability to do so.
I’m extremely grateful for the opportunities that working at Salesforce has provided me. While this is a tough time in our industry and for the company as a whole, I can’t help but reflect on these 10 years and be thankful, and look forward to many more opportunities for growth in the future!