Explore the journey of a young Site Reliability Engineer in this 18-minute conference talk from SREcon20 Americas. Discover the core values of Site Reliability Engineering and gain insights into three crucial learnings: effective incident management, adequate monitoring coverage, and favoring proactive over reactive approaches. Learn about the transition from academia to industry, drawing parallels between SRE principles and navigating the workplace. Delve into topics such as SLI, SLO, SLA, chaos engineering, and gamedays while understanding the importance of proactive strategies in maintaining system reliability.