Tech-019: Fate Knocks, An Unexpected Turn

I had no plans to leave ParentPay. I was comfortable, learning, and building under Stuart’s mentorship. Then one day, an email landed in my inbox from a recruiter: a Lead DevOps Engineer role ...

It felt almost like fate. I’d just made it to the second stage of the internal process and had been told it was a very close decision. Now, here was another chance.

This time, I updated my CV with even more thought. I even added my personality type — Protagonist (ENFJ) — a reflection of what I’d learned at ParentPay: that DevOps leadership isn’t only about technical expertise, it’s about people, culture, and empathy.

I sent my CV to the recruiter, and he submitted my application. Now, all I could do was wait.

Reflection

Rejection is often just fate’s way of clearing the path

Rejection has a way of testing you. It stings in the moment, but it also forces you to look inward and decide what you’re really made of. Losing out on the internal role had been disappointing, but it didn’t break me — it sharpened me. And when this new opportunity appeared, I realised rejection wasn’t the end of the story; sometimes it’s just the redirection you need.

Closing

I didn’t know it yet, but that single email would become the start of the next big leap in my career — one that would test me more than ever before ...