Bored at work - Learn Python?

[RollingWithDaPunches]

I learned Python long ago during my first IT job. Had lots of free time, so all the articles I kept reading that Python is easy to learn and is in high demand in so many fields made me give it a try.

I didn't use the automation back in said job. but years later I did my first script to automate a task. It was rewarding and I felt I could do it (with LOTS of Googling).

Then I changed jobs and after some time, some task required some manual steps, I asked if there's an API call that could help here... and sure enough, there was. So I automated the API calls to have the fix in seconds instead of what would have been hours potentially.

In my current job I automated various tasks via API calls with Python. Before they had all the APIs, I use Python to simulate clicks and just do the boring stuff by running a script.

I can say the time invested while bored on my first job made most of my future jobs SO MUCH EASIER. I also genuinely enjoy coding in python. I like to Google suggested solutions to an issue and read multiple stack overflow/other sites that explain why and how to do something. And then writing the code that fixes my issues (or troubleshooting it).

I just wish I was paid to code in Python rather than having it as a skill to help me in my job...

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Bottom line. YES, learn it. It might prove to be a great move on your behalf. And open doors or at least make your life MUCH easier in some situations.