Why Do People Work for Free? The Hidden Side of Tech Communities

CertDirectory Meetup #07 | Free online session on Zoom No salary. No contract. Still, thousands of people give their time to tech communities every day. Why? In this session, we talk honestly about community work: joining, volunteering and contributing in tech communities. Is it really worth your time, or is it just a myth? What we will talk about: • What a tech community is, and why communities exist • The different types of communities and how they work • Why people help for free, and what they really get back • The benefits nobody talks about, and the downsides nobody warns you about • How much time it really takes, and whether it is worth it for you Speaker: Kemila De Silva Associate DevOps Lead at Aeturnum | CNCF Ambassador | AWS Community Builder (x4) Who should join: students, developers, tech professionals, and anyone thinking about joining, volunteering or contributing in a tech community. Free and open to everyone. Join us and bring your questions. Links Website: https://certdirectory.io LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/certdirectory YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@certdirectory