This is the story of Charmmie, a new member of the Serverless team who moved from high fashion to technology. It’s so cool.

I’m an artist and I work in the fashion industry. Honestly, I never thought I’d be writing this blog as I am sitting at my desk at a tech startup in San Francisco.

In fact, I used to be resistant to technology (just “used”). I don’t think technology is interesting. It’s too disruptive and not humanistic.

But as you can see, now I work at Serverless. How did I end up working here? What makes me passionate about this industry? In fact, this journey is full of accidents and twists and turns.

Science and technology? Let’s forget it

I grew up just a mile from Apple’s headquarters in Pertino, California. New technologies are everywhere, but I don’t care.

In 1987, Jobs came to my Alma mater to promote the Macintosh SE and Macintosh II personal computers. He was wearing Teva sandals and a pair of socks. I was like, “This is so cheesy!” .

He talked on and on, and I was in a daze the whole time. I was thinking, “I don’t want to know this, I can’t build this.” But I know that third and fourth graders will spend hours playing Oregon Trail on their computers.

In high school, I was keen on all kinds of art. I was a devoted participant in the Bay Area music scene in the mid – ’90s, working as a radio DJ at KSCU 103.3 FM and later studying art and German in UC Irvine. Then I moved to Cologne, Germany, where I worked as an English teacher and gallery assistant.

Eventually, I returned to the Bay Area and worked at SFMOMA. At the time, I thought I would become a curator and even considered going back to school for a master’s degree in art history.

After two years at SFMOMA, I became very unhappy. I hate being unrecognized, and I’m poor (that’s what working in a nonprofit does). So I quit.

Then I met Sam.

From nonprofit art to fast fashion

I met Sam at a party, and we seemed to have a lot to say about fashion. Two months later, we signed a business partnership in San Francisco.

Varjak, our fashion sales agency, was born.

During the years Sam and I worked together, we attended fashion weeks in New York, London and Paris, represented emerging designers and met many of the biggest names in the fashion industry, including Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of American Vogue and queen of society.

Then… Well, everything is going digital. The money is pouring in online, retail is hurting around the world, and our buyers are reporting poor sales. Mr Varjak faces a big blow.

Technology is affecting my life in an invisible way. So I sold my half of the business to Sam and figured out what I was going to do next.

Getting started in tech: Bumping into tech recruiters

In a Bar in San Francisco, I ran into a tech HR and got to talking about work. She said to me, “You are a passionate and self-motivated person who is well suited for technical work.”

My only reaction at the time was incredible. I resisted. I replied, “IT’s not for me, and technical work is not my type. I’ve been around tech companies since I was a kid, but I’m not interested.” But she urged me to send in a resume. And by god, I did.

Soon after, she offered me a position. She said, “I have a position for which your cultural background might be a good fit. The position is very technical and the staff is very good. You could make the team even better, and bring new energy with your talent and style!”

I was reluctant, but curious. Eventually I decided: Why not give it a try? I was willing to try anything. So I said yes, and that week, I became an administrative assistant at Serverless.

I’m nervous. But at the same time, I love the unknown, and I’ve never been one to shy away from a challenge. It is this attitude that enables me to learn quickly and grow.

First week on the job

The first thing I noticed when I joined Serverless was how sincere and friendly everyone was.

CEO and founder Austen Collins began her career in Hollywood and ended up creating the framework that thousands of developers use every day. He came from the creative industry but found solutions to technical problems.

I got to know my colleagues and found that everyone in the group was funny, smart and versatile. Although everyone had other interests besides technology, everyone loved Serverless. As a company, Serverless is focused on the community and makes serving others its mission. Serverless wants everyone to develop software more easily.

The more I learned about Serverless, the more I wanted to do what I could to make Serverless stand out in this technology-saturated world.

The future belongs to Serverless

Technology isn’t callous or indifferent. It’s a lot like fashion. Technology needs to have innovative solutions, keep a fast pace, stay on the cutting edge and interact with the community of developers.

Many modern technology companies are trying to bring a real human touch to the industry. They’re also starting to bring in outsiders like me, and tech companies are gradually becoming more diverse.

I’m attracted to Serverless not only by the people, but also by its mission as a company. It tries to democratize software development, hoping to make the technology so easy to use that anyone can learn it.

Even a pure layman like me can.

Unlike when I listened to Steve jobs in 1987, I am excited and curious about what experiences and growth my ideas will bring to me. I want to understand how the technology world works, and I want to build technology projects.

Ever since I started in fashion, I have tried to create my own style. Every day I choose my clothes carefully to make a profound visual statement. Now, I hope to help Serverless become a “classic black” that’s timeless for everyone.

Let’s see… This is my Serverless style.

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