So in my 12th week on the job, I was made redundant from the new role (for the first time in my life). Deemed Services No Longer Required (SNLR). I'm disappointed I didn't get more of a chance to prove myself, but it was a business decision and I can't fault them. They've handled it wonderfully and I feel very generously looked after considering my short tenure there.
On the day I got the news, Friday 30th May, I jetted back up to Sydney and had a wild weekend with Kristy and some friends to blow off some steam. I then proceeded to get sick on the Tuesday and have spent most of the last week in bed. Not ideal! As I write this I'm on a plane back to Adelaide, to proceed with gathering my marbles and figuring out what my next step is going to look like.
Being funemployed in your 30s has its upsides. I have an immense amount of time to throw into my software engineering learning journey. I'm deep diving on Python, TypeScript and I've now started on Rust, C and C++. Learning about AI and ML, and having tons of fun in the process. Wish I'd started this journey sooner, but no regrets. It feels perfectly timed.
I'm also looking forward to training like I'm gunning for Mr. Olympia. Now the sickness has passed, I'm feeling full of vitality, and before the redundancy I'd got into a great routine. I've found a jiu-jitsu school in Adelaide full of great people, and I'm excited to train again. Plus I love the gym I go to and I'll be in there everyday from here on!
I don't know what the next opportunity will look like. But I'm open to work in a number of different fields. High-agency generalism isn't a skillset that will be going out of fashion any time soon... Hit me up on LinkedIn, let me know what's out there (if anyone is reading this anyway!).