aph·o·rism /afəˌrizəm/ noun
a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”.
how did i get here?
⬇ Luddite
⬇ GIS university student
⬇ pirate
⬇ customer
⬇ tech support
⬇ esri forum / geonet / stack overflow
⬇ GitHub
⬇ developer advocate
⬇ product engineer
this means breaking up unknown tasks into N google-able steps.
point out win/win scenarios to your manager to inch your way there.
ie. different strokes for different folks.
rinse and repeat until your time is filled doing things you genuinely enjoy doing and are good at.
seek teammates that are generous with their knowledge.
or outright forbidden.
progress is slow, but we avoid catastrophic mis-steps.