6 Figures 6 Certs Random Thoughts Thread

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I'm tired of constantly being asked to bail everyone out with technical problems. Try to figure out shyt first before running to me for help.

Dumb ass, lazy ass customers and co-workers using you as a crutch. I can barely get my own work done.
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We all heard it before: It's not what you know, it's who you know.

I'm a quiet guy that keeps to myself...so networking and socializing have never been my thing.

I have never been promoted from within. I always have to rely on hiring managers who look specifically to hire someone from the outside.

I was reminded again today.

But my resolve cannot be defeated.
Passed over again.

Another reminder for myself.
 

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Its the end of Q1 today and i gotta say im proud of the progress ive made this year so far.

I hope all the brehs and brehettes are good work wise. I know people personally in professional gigs who have been let go since the virus spiked.

Just wanna keep my head down and save these coins until everything smooths out. Good time to start studying for the FPC i want to get in the fall too.
 

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Q1 was one for the books for me as well. Got a title promotion + a 12% raise + put in my notice + canceled my noticed lol. I started taking Web Development more seriously as an alternative career path as well though and I'm making progress slowly but surely.

The plan was to quit on 4/1 but then the stock market started has a breh like:
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Luckily my boss was thinking the same thing and in our one-on-one meeting, she brought up the idea of canceling my notice and I agreed. This happened last Friday. In retrospect, I'm very glad that I gave the company an extended notice because they were able to turn around and look out for me on the back end.

A small part of me feels like I'm hustling backwards but a much larger part of me remembers when I was trying to get a job in 2010 after the recession. I'm in no rush to be sending +10 resumes a day for months on end with my savings dwindling away. Admittedly, back then I didn't have any type of specialized skills but since my goal is changing careers, I am concerned that people won't be hiring, let alone hiring people with zero experience on-the-job.

On the plus side, because of the pandemic, I'm finally working from home and I will be carving out more time for professional development and hobbies as a result.

The internal hire set to replace me is scheduled to start working 50% of his capacity on my team next week. I think should be employed through mid-to-late April but it's anyone's guess after that. If/when they end up letting me go, I'm hoping that they lay me off so that I can claim unemployment if I want instead of dipping into my savings.

On a somewhat related noted, there are a handful of Coli brehs from the BI Dev/Data Analyst thread that are starting edX's Power BI course later today to eventually chase down a cert if anyone is interested. Here is a link to the course and here is a breakdown of Power BI:
 
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