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6 people explain how they broke into tech from industries like nursing and teaching and land – Tech newcomers explain how they got into the field, how it affected their quality of life, and their advice for others looking to make the switch.John McBride was a former ICU nurse, and is now a software engineer at VMWareJohn McBride, a former intensive-care-unit nurse, is now a software engineer …