An Inspirational Story of Determination and Recovery
It’s important to understand when a colleague may be going through a turbulent journey with mental health, which is why Pete spoke out about his experience and how his self-taught approach to becoming a developer helped him through some testing times. Fuelled by his determination for success and recovery, Pete adopted a proactive attitude to shift his focus within departments from Meet and Greet to our tech teams at MAG-O. He made the bold decision to share his experiences with us in the hope of helping others in the same position. How did your journey with MAGO begin? I started my career with MAG back in 2016 in the Meet & Greet team at Manchester Airport. I knew I wanted to get into development, and I was already developing my skills in app and web development through online courses. It was around that time that, whilst browsing YouTube, that I found out there were plans to open a new department at MAG – MAG-O. I saw it as a brilliant opportunity to get some d