“But if you have some down time, why not become an expert on everything that someone might ask you to use?”
Good notion. I already did think about it and got my hands onto few of them back then..but I realized I had to master in one and stick with it, so I became the FCP editor.
Bottomline, after hearing from responses above, I think I am going to learn Avid Media Composer(already started) and make it my primary system while I transition from FCP 7.
I will keep working on FCP for another year or so while soaking in and smoothing out my learning curves on AVID.
I will keep close eye on Adobe Premiere and will bring my FCP skills and utilize its resemblance, possibly get my hands on it soon to make some headway.
Adobe does listen to its customers and I am keenly hoping to see what they got coming up their sleeves for the next Premiere.