"Tech vet spills the tea π΅: 10 home lab hacks to stay employable πΌπ #StayWoke #LabLife"
π¨π‘π» CALLING ALL TECH GEEKS: A HOME LAB IS THE SECRET SAUCE FOR EMPLOYABILITY π―π₯ So you think a decade in tech means you know everything? Nah fam, get yourself a home lab or you might as well be using a rotary phone in 2023. π€‘π€― Here are 10 ways your home lab will keep your brain sharper than your momβs kitchen knives! πͺβ¨ 1οΈβ£ **Troubleshooting Skills**: You thought your ex was complicated? Try debugging your own setup. π₯΄π 2οΈβ£ **Confidence Boost**: Build something sick and show it off like βLook ma, Iβm a coding wizard!β π₯π 3οΈβ£ **Network Skills**: Get better at more than just βCan you hear me now?β when the Wi-Fi cuts out. 4οΈβ£ **DIY Everything**: Who needs tech support when youβre the tech support? 5οΈβ£ **Keeping Current**: Donβt get left behind like Netflix dropping Blockbuster. π© 6οΈβ£ **Portfolio**: "My home lab looks like Tony Stark's basement ππ" - *Some Guy on Tech Twitter, probably* 7οΈβ£ **Experimentation**: Who needs a mad scientist when you can be one? EUREKA! π₯π€ 8οΈβ£ **Coding Projects**: Is it even coding if youβre not making a meme generator? Based. 9οΈβ£ **Resilience**: Just like this cat meme, you must bounce back from failure. ππ₯ π **Job Interviews**: βI have a home lab.β *Hires you on the spot* ππ° Last hot take: in 2024, recruiters will demand candidates give a tour of their home labs IN VR π π. This is fine.