IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

Kuro said:

Fires up its godlike 640k memory and gets to work.

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TJT said:

As part of my career I approach continued education and learning by targeting certifications. The more expensive ones will be coming up on Black Friday sales. I aim to do this one next.

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) | Linux Foundation Education

Training in skills, knowledge, and competency to perform the responsibilities of Kubernetes administrators and become a CKA.

training.linuxfoundation.org

I know many avoid this as they are not necessary and they certainly haven't netted me a job directly. But they have vastly expanded and honed my abilities in understanding exactly how to do stuff and what the limitations truly are. This makes it much easier to speak when most other engineers are just ignorant of things outside of their specific narrow scope. Which has benefitted me a lot over the years.

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Nija said:

Start by talking to your manager about applying for it first. I have encouraged that with my folks and actually helped them level up their careers that way, as I championed their application for elevated internal roles.

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Cad said:

I've seen that go both ways depending on the manager. I generally believe in doing things the right way and good things happen to you, so for an internal position I think talking to your manager is the right thing. I've had other managers try to sabotage those type of applications because they don't want other departments "stealing their people" or "poaching their high performers." Totally depends on how tribal and defensive your current manager is. Try to thread that needle when you talk to him/her.

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