Are you free to upskill while at work?

Software engineers having 1+ YoE working full-time (not internship), how do you folks upskill apart from regular work at the office?

I have been on this journey for a long time now. Lots of failure comes with loads of learning. Each step or initiative I took has helped me grow as a person, the business guy (ed-tech, media space), and also in terms of technicalities (full-stack product management, hardcore hands-on into technology and I love user experience) Ps: currently running an edtech startup in pre-seed/seed stage Feel free to ask anything, would be happy to help even personally

Do you like to code? Do you like upscaling every year? How did you start liking it? If you don’t, how do you plan on staying in the industry? Serious answers only

We often hear about the importance of learning new skills in the software industry, whether it's for staying relevant or advancing in one's career. Do other fields like Doctors, civil engineers, or bank employees 😀 also focus on upgrading their professionals' skills? And if they do, do they have to put in as much effort as we the software engineers put in? 🤔

Same as title. These days due to low job security and having faced layoff last year, I always feel the need to continuously do interview prep like DSA, LLD, etc even when I am not actively looking for a job. Plus, due to new technologies coming up, I feel the need to keep upskilling too. If I don't upskill or do interview prep continuously, I feel guilty as if I am wasting time. I feel like at this point, I am just living life to upskill and interview prep. Is there a way to balance all this along with work as it gets very tiring after a while and I feel burnt out?

Been in industry for 10 years now working on PHP. Have tried my hands on Python and AWS too. Looking to pivot into data science or quants. Any course for learning anyone could suggest? More importantly are courses from upgrad good enough to add value? Looking for views and suggestions! Thanks

Folks of Grapevine with experiences observing friends, co-workers, and yourself getting let go of my companies. Everyone around you says you should 'upskill' professionally, but every field, role, org has different definition of 'skill' that needs to be attained. Drop in the ways you've approached Upskilling that has been advised to you for remaining relevant. P.S. I'm building something that leaves no one behind in the age of AI, and this would help it tons

I am a PM at an edtech startup. The company is not doing well and my boss is not a good leader. Although company has a runway of 2 years. For the past 3 months I have been doing program management. No product management related work at all. No one appreciates you here. It's mentally challenging to work here. No road map for myself. No appraisal. I'm just going on the job for salary. For the past week, I have been thinking about quitting and taking a break. Then look for a job. I know the market is tough but I have runway for 4-5 months. I have a total of 3 years of Product experience. What should you guys suggest. I really need your help here.

Hey everyone, I am a fresher out of college and I have an offer from a good company, with good pay and WLB. I was wondering that after joining the company, should I upskill myself continuously alongside my job (includes DSA, s System Design etc) or just focus on my job and have a good work life balance? There are two different contradictory versions of me right now: one says it's necessary to upskill, the other one says to enjoy live to the fullest.

I feel there is a serious disconnect between what we do in our day to day job vs what's asked in interviews. I like learning new tech but I hate doing interview prep like doing Leetcode, LLD, HLD. I would much rather talk about the work that I am doing, my personal projects, etc during interviews but all high paying jobs like FAANG/big startups will always ask DSA and all during interviews regardless. How should I spend my time in learning new tech vs doing interview prep as I feel the interviews have gotten much harder and it takes a long time to get proficient in DSA, LLD, HLD?