> But on approaching his manager, the upskilling request was denied. Bad way to go about it anyways. The best way is to change companies if possible (granted,

> But on approaching his manager, the upskilling request was denied. Bad way to go about it anyways. The best way is to change companies if possible (granted, one will have to put in their own time to learn or do it quietly at their current job). If the company is good about intra-company movement, it might be possible to do this within the company, but often the companies that can do this come off as too large to have the flexibility one needs to really dive in as opposed to getting lost in the fray (you'll feel like you're a junior all over again). Unfortunately, mobility is the antithesis of stability.