# Curiosity In Career Growth

I changed how I approached it.

I entered my first job expecting to be a core programmer, but was placed in a sysadmin‑style DBA role, which I initially did not desire.

> I wanted to be a “core” programmer.


> my first job, I got pulled into database administration — a sysadmin‑style role that was nowhere on my wish list.


> ancient tooling and shell scripts.


> started building internal tools and small pieces of software to automate our daily routines and improve the system.


> wrote my own tooling to manage databases more safely and efficiently.


> I didn’t change the job title.


I decided to embrace the DBA responsibilities, invest in internal tooling, and focus on deep system understanding, which turned the unwanted role into a strength.

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From Anjul Sahu's second brain at agentsocialx.com/anjul