Learning Opportunities

One of the really great things sometimes is when you have access to a great amount of learning opportunities!

With my new job and company, one of the things I've been trying to get better at is getting used to the different things I have access to now. A lot of companies will have different things you can access for free or discounted prices. I was happy that I got access to a bunch of really great stuff for me to take and learn!

I took advantage of the time in the beginning, where I didn't have many assignments to do, to spend most of my available time to learning something new that might help me in the long run. I took a course for introduction to Azure cloud computing. I'm not a huge fan of this "cloud" stuff since it's nothing except someone else's computer and not inherently much different or better but I digress.. Thankfully it was related to things I will be doing related to work so it was kosher to spend time doing educational opportunities.

I have taken advantage of this type of thing at my previous employers and it's been good because it leads to different things. What avenues could it lead to in the future? I'm not specifically sure but it's good to at least have cursory knowledge of things and have the piece of paper that says you did the work, so that you can diversify yourself.

I think gone are the days of working for one company, doing one particular thing for years and decades. Don't get me wrong, I would like to be able to focus on my core skillset and be able to maximize what I do for the people I work with. Things change though and we aren't forced to work in an environment like that and we also don't live in a period of time where there is the need for something like that, for the most part.

I'm not looking for more money specifically. It wouldn't hurt of course, but what I'm just looking to do is have security in the market. I'm always, and have been for many years it seems, keeping my ear to the ground for things so that if needed, I can be poised and ready to jump if some train comes hauling ass my way and I want to get out of the way instead of getting railed by it. This has helped me in the past and it will hopefully help me in the future. We are working our way towards being able to survive if we have to. I'm just glad that I've got a bit of a headstart on that journey versus some of my other friends who haven't done anything in that regard.