- Andre is a, wow, motivated technician on my team. - Copy that. Be up shortly. - I've got a challenge over here. I wanted to see if you could help me. - I've actually never realized that he's had any difficult times in his personal life. - Before I started working with Amazon, I didn't know what I wanted to do — if I want to go this direction or go that direction. I dropped out of high school when I was age 16. I didn't really have no outlook. Nothing was steady. Nothing was stable. Nothing had
a future. - When he got the offer letter, he was so excited, and I was so excited for him, like my heart was jumping when he told me. - My initial job at Amazon I was a packer. I heard about the A2Tech program, one of the biggest deals that happened in my life knowing that Amazon would put even more effort into developing their associates. You don't need to know anything about computers, and they'll teach you. They'll put you on the right path. - It's a 90-day program. They'll gain hands-on exp
erience in IT, as a support technician. They'll have about eight hours a week to do e-learning. And there's two exams. If they pass those exams, they'll gain a permanent spot as an IT support technician on the team. - All I needed was just that one little inch, one little piece of rope just to set me off, set me on the right way. I'm currently an IT technician, and I make sure the building runs smoothly. I'm so happy. It's crazy how things can change. Just like even a year ago, I wouldn't expect
I'd be sitting here doing this. - He's so inspiring to me. He has so much love for his family. He's grown so much since he's gotten this opportunity. - I do this so when my son grows older, I want him to look back and be proud of what I've done.
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