Another day, another victory

I've been working on a rather lengthy Terraform project as of late. It was an older tutorial that I was following, so I figured there would be some updating needed and some necessary tweaking to bring it more up to speed. I was right, but not as much as I thought there would be. With the help of the DevOps Discord server, we were able to find the last bug I couldn't locate. Sometimes that second set of eyes helps a lot.

Working with the DevOps Discord and talking with them has really opened my eyes to just how wrong I've been conditioned in my work experiences. Previously, it was always a "me vs them" concept. I always had to fight for my projects. I always had to justify why I was writing scripts and doing stuff to improve the usability of different applications and make available the knowledge and tools for others to use. I've been taught that in the professional world, saying "I need help with this" might as well be your death sentence. I'm seeing now that's not the case. Asking for help, when you've done your work, isn't a weakness, it's an opportunity to let others shine, and an opportunity to learn more. It's also saving time for you and others.

I'm almost to the point where I feel comfortable applying for jobs! This is exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. I keep hearing both "we can't hire enough people" and "it's really rough out there, good luck." I'm going to go into this optimistic. I just need to get some AWS (Amazon Web Services) under my belt, and I'll be ready to update my resume, LinkedIn profile, and start sending out my resume. It's been a long road to get here. I can't wait to see what the future holds for me.