How to Quietly Upgrade Yourself as a Data Engineer (while Working 9 to 5)

<p>When I began my data journey, I thought it would be sunshine and rainbows all the way to the top. I believed (naively) everything would make sense, things would be easy, and all the puzzle pieces would fit perfectly in place as the years went by.</p> <p>The data world doesn&rsquo;t work that way. There are no shortcuts, and if you think you&rsquo;ve found one&hellip;</p> <p><strong>You haven&rsquo;t &ndash; Sorry.</strong></p> <p>There are no cheat codes (not even ChatGPT has all the answers), and the real kicker is that no one is going to make you level up.</p> <p><strong>It&rsquo;s up to you and you alone.</strong></p> <p>Data Engineering can be an unforgiving place to live in if you don&rsquo;t keep your wits about you.</p> <p><strong>The Bad News</strong>&nbsp;&mdash; Nothing is going to change. The industry as a whole shows now signs of slowing down so it&rsquo;s up to you to try to keep up.</p> <p><strong>The Good News&nbsp;</strong>&mdash; Data Engineering is rewarding if you enjoy serving others, figuring things out, and learning &mdash; there is no better job out there.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s a job that just keeps on giving the good with the bad. I like it that way.</p> <p>My biggest gripe with data roles nowadays is the sheer amount of things to learn, or know, and to be an &ldquo;expert&rdquo; in.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/art-of-data-engineering/how-to-quietly-upgrade-yourself-as-a-data-engineer-while-working-9-to-5-5b13829d15bc"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
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