IT Career My boss told me I couldn’t get less than 3 days in office (he commutes 2 hours).. why would he disagree? |
- My boss told me I couldn’t get less than 3 days in office (he commutes 2 hours).. why would he disagree?
- Happy Friday, burn out has carried over into the new job. Just don’t care a lot anymore
- Does anyone else resent the “IT Guy” stereotype
- I made a website for a small church, how can I use this on my resume
- I’m nervous that I don’t know enough
- Don't know what to do and feel like giving up
- Why don't employers give a shit about education?
- Burnt out from coding after my recent web dev bootcamp. Motivated to start helpdesk and move up to cybersecurity.
- How can I put some video game related spreadsheet + google doc things on my CV without it looking odd?
- I've completely lost interest in working in IT
- The first steps toward being a digital nomad?
- Getting first good paying tech job?
- Got CCNA but I don't know if I want to continue to this path
- Starting a career in tech.
- IT degree and then a computer programming diploma or IT degree and then coding boot camp? For a job in software developer… what’s your opinion?
- What can I create (VPN, DNS/DHCP servers, etc) to help my resume stand out?
- very underqualified should I take these interview?
- Anyone laid off in the last few weeks?
- Experience with WGU IT Programs?
- Realistic Expectations? Career Change after 20 years as automotive engineer? FreeCodeCamp worthwhile?
- Is writing lines of code a required skill in IT?
- Got a lot of time to study for something
- Is there any it job I can study for which can pay well for part-time?
| Posted: 03 Jun 2022 07:13 PM PDT He has been working there for more than 10 years. Talking to the seniors here it looks like they don't get paid higher than 100k. Live in the Bay Area. Some of my coworkers are fine with earning 50k a year waiting in a cubical with no further learning experience except customer support. Why? After arguing with my manager I decided to eat my words and continue applying. I have had 2 calls already x3 my salary + remote. Holy shit makes me wonder how very underpaid my company is. To everyone out there, apply apply apply. Edit: my entire job can be remote. [link] [comments] |
| Happy Friday, burn out has carried over into the new job. Just don’t care a lot anymore Posted: 03 Jun 2022 07:40 AM PDT I left my last job because I was woefully underpaid and overworked. I worked probably 7-12 6 days a week. Promised a lot and given jack shit. Desperately wanted to get out before I was 100% burnt up. Interviewed a ton and finally left for a 60% raise. Fantastic. I've been there a few months now, enough to have 2 performance reviews, and they're very happy with what I'm doing - but the thing is I could be doing so much more. I kind of want to but the voice in the back of my head keeps stopping me because I'm beyond burnt the fuck out. It almost feels like self preservation, but I think it kicks in way too early at this point. I'm just on cruise control and that's not how I ever wanted to do anything (work, hobby, life, etc.) but it's where I'm at right now. It grosses me out but I just don't have it in me right now or maybe I never will again. I don't feel like going into specifics of the last job but it really wasn't great. Top it all off with wanting to progress in that job and ultimately taking this one to expedite the process was fueled a lot by wanting to get a house. Well in that time houses nearly doubled and I'm back to square one there. So yeah I'm general just don't give enough of a shit to get any certs or pick up extra projects or do any more than the bare minimum that my conscience will allow me to. Anyone else ever switch jobs and not hit the ground running like you hoped because of it? There are SO many posts here of people being told to switch jobs because they are Burnt out but I feel like we never hear from them to see how it went afterward [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone else resent the “IT Guy” stereotype Posted: 03 Jun 2022 11:21 PM PDT You know the one I'm talking about. The fat, socially awkward, creepy, poorly dressed neck beard one. I try my best not to fall into this stereotype by doing stuff outdoors, socializing, and hitting the gym. My coworkers, however, fit right in to this category. No matter what I do I can't seem to escape the stigma that is associated with the IT department. Anyone else tired of it or do you embrace it?? [link] [comments] |
| I made a website for a small church, how can I use this on my resume Posted: 03 Jun 2022 07:01 PM PDT Im a college student looking to get into the field. While I was in high school I made a website in wix for a local church and ran it as a volenteer for over four years. Im looking to use this as exprience on my resume becasue I dont have much else. Can I put this under work experience even if I was a volunteer and what would my title be? Website Administrator seems too technical for what I did or is it fine? [link] [comments] |
| I’m nervous that I don’t know enough Posted: 03 Jun 2022 08:14 PM PDT Hey guys, I am a CS major starting in the fall and recently interviewed for a IS internship that starts Monday. I am so scared that they may have misunderstood my experience because they not only gave me an offer, but extended the summer co-op and offered me to stay on through fall and they are even working around my school schedule in the fall. I know they do not have a lack of applicants. I was really honest with them in the interview. When they asked me what my greatness weakness was I said "my lack of knowledge. There will be candidates that are currently better qualified than me, but that means I will work twice as hard and learn twice as much because I really want this to be a learning opportunity while using what I already know to help." I told them I had a homelab running Proxmox and plan to setup a Plex media server and PiHole network wide ad blocking. I know how to build PCs, trouble shoot basic hardware/software sided problems. I had a 3 month unrelated internship. Is this what imposter syndrome is or did I set their expectations to high somehow and am about to look really dumb? [link] [comments] |
| Don't know what to do and feel like giving up Posted: 03 Jun 2022 05:44 PM PDT I finally finished the Google IT Support Course and got the certificate. I updated my resume on job finding sites like Linkedin, Indeed, and Glassdoor. I tried to look for entry-level positions that could be a good fit for me but I've got no luck. Most positions I saw were ones that require you to be in college on the way to getting a degree (mostly Bachelor's). I want to go to school to most likely to get certifications regarding IT (and maybe computer science in the future), buy don't really have money right now. I feel like I'm getting nowhere with this. I want to get certifications like CompTIA A+, N+, and S+. I also want apprenticeships or internships to get a feeling about what IT will look and feel like. But no luck on that either. I've only got limited resources and I've tried asking everyone around me for help but nothing has been happening. At this point, I feel like giving up and just work at my minimum wage job until I retire or something. I feel like I'm asking for too much and probably why I'm not getting anything. Does anyone have any tips? Or should I just scrap the idea of going for the IT industry at all? [link] [comments] |
| Why don't employers give a shit about education? Posted: 03 Jun 2022 11:41 PM PDT I think the notion of getting a college degree to get a job is not accurate at all, especially in IT. I graduated in 2018 working 6 long hard years to get a degree. I switched schools 3 times because I really wanted to be in the school I graduated from and I loved being there but life goes on. It took me 1 whole year to get a job that wasn't IT related at all. I kept applying to IT roles day after day and couldnt get anything. Then this recruiter contacted me about a job. The recruiter labeled it as "IT" but it was literally just putting down placeholders into insurance forms and was more in the insurance department so idk wtf I was even doing there. Fast forward another year later to 2020. I again started to apply to IT positions. I applied to this "IT Tech support" job for a company. I did it for a little bit, but all it was is resolving issues with the accounts of the services of people's TV and internet services and not even doing anything technical. Fast forward another year later to 2021. I did some networking and my sister knew someone that would offer me an internship. I did that for a while and it was okay, but nothing really that great and it was unpaid. So I got a call from another recruiter telling me that they have an IT job. This time it was a legit IT job, but a terrible one. The pay was 16 an hour and all it was is just setting up laptops and shipping them out while updating the status of them. Thank god I'm not there. Fast forward to this year, 2022. I am yet again still searching for IT jobs over and over again. I've had interviews and prepped for them, but no offer. During these 4 long ass years of having a degree trying to get my ass into an IT job, not a single employer ever gave a fuck about the degree that I spent 6 years and thousands of dollars to get. They ask me if I have it and then I tell them it does, it stops there. No real acknowledgement of it, no questions about what I learned, nothing. So to all those wondering if a degree is worth it, its not. Its a waste of money and time. Most tech jobs you can manage your way in without a degree. I wish my degree was more of a credential to get a job, but unfortunately its not. You could spend $100,000 on pursuing degrees, certifications, whatever the hell else. Employers are super picky and go off what you can do. Its quite ridiculous and if I had known that my degree was gonna be utterly useless I would have never gone to college. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2022 11:39 PM PDT Hey all. Just seeking others' opinions about this decision. I've came to get tired of coding. Im not terrible at it but theres so much knowledge i have to keep track of. Im not really a fan of having to have an artistic design mindset also. Im more interested in scripting and using a computer's capabilities. Im thinking at least with cybersecurity, i get to start at something less abstract like help desk and build my foundations from there to be qualified for cybersecurity. What r ur thoughts guys. Im a little bogged down because coding is a valuable skill and i just spend 6 months learning it. Do yall think i just wasted my time? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2022 11:27 PM PDT There is a position for an equipment coordinator position at my FC with amazon. I would really love to get this position as it dips my toes into IT without requiring degrees/exp/certs. In their preferred skills they talk about being skilled with excel and microsoft word. I used to run a guild that utilized spreadsheets and documents for alot of things. Additionally I used to make custom UIs for fun. One got interest here on reddit so I wrote up a installation guide on how to go about inporting the UI. I've heard from friedns putting things like this on a resume isn't totally rediculous. I figure it show a few good things as I'm lacking significantly in the exp department. Here is a link to the UI: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZsdBngAxoUynfSSMfXwtbh4KB2dj4PhgFJNc_hrNYuQ/edit Please give it a look and let me know if you think #1 I should put this on a resume. If it would matter at all or seem out of place. Then if you think think I should, how can I go about putting this in my skills section? [link] [comments] |
| I've completely lost interest in working in IT Posted: 03 Jun 2022 02:56 AM PDT I (24/UK) finished my A-levels and skipped university to do an IT apprenticeship. I worked for an MSP for 4 years. The workload was insane and my pay was dismal. but my colleagues were great. I left that role with a bunch of MTA's and took up a traditional IT role (basically if it uses electricity it's my problem). I've done this for about a year and I'm pretty much burned out already. I'm even expected to be available on weekends whilst not being paid to be on call. It's impossible to take a holiday without panic ensuing. Almost every role I get offered is the same. Poor pay. No chance of promotion. Ridiculous workloads. Taking a holiday is made extremely difficult. You're expected to be in long before your shift starts and when you don't people start making comments to management who lose their shit. The bullying/blame culture. The "it's IT's fault mentality". Shitty co-workers. No chance of home working. Sorry for the rant but I'm so done with the help desk. Am I supposed to be enjoying this? [link] [comments] |
| The first steps toward being a digital nomad? Posted: 03 Jun 2022 05:04 PM PDT Hello All, After getting CompTia A+ and Networking+ certs, I've worked for about 6 months in the help desk at a tier 2 level. However, I'd really like to move toward becoming a digital nomad (our companies wfh policy is being in the office three times a week). I'm considering staying with the company up to maybe a year and then moving on as promotions don't pay that well here. So far I've learned AD quite a bit, troubleshooting Meraki VPNs/various remote connections, 365/Azure admin, every type of MS Office issue under the sun, Barracuda, Exchange, configuring GPOs, compromised accounts, working with VMs at a basic level, improving performance of machines, and so on. Mostly a lot of basic system/network admin type of work. At this point, I'd really like to work toward a fully remote networking or cybersecurity job. With so many things to learn, I'm not sure where to start first. I feel like I've got most of the fundamentals down now. I've considered working toward my security +, CCNA, or studying up on Powershell, Linux, cloud architecture, or all of the above. I know everything in this industry is about skills and experience so I'm not sure how soon I'll be able to fully go remote. What do you guys think would be the best way to work toward becoming a digital nomad in networking or cybersecurity? I appreciate the advice! Tldr; 6 months of tier 2 help desk, want to work toward fully remote job in networking/cybsecurity [link] [comments] |
| Getting first good paying tech job? Posted: 03 Jun 2022 07:06 PM PDT How did it feel landing your first high paying tech job? Also how long did it take? [link] [comments] |
| Got CCNA but I don't know if I want to continue to this path Posted: 03 Jun 2022 08:16 AM PDT Long story short about one year ago I decided to try to get into IT. The internship was mostly remote and I was only going to the office once or twice per week. They didn't teach much and I only installed and configured a switch or two. For the most part I was at home studying for the CCNA. After the exam I expected some positive feedback from the company but instead they decided not hire me. They told me that I was too slow in catching up the things, that I didn't asked enough questions and that the job would be very demanding for my current skill level. I left the place two weeks ago with huge disappointment and now I really don't know what to do. Honestly I'm starting to doubt about the choice I've made, maybe networking or IT in general is not for me. Maybe I just forced myself because I needed to do something with my life. But anyways I'm almost 30 years old and I desperately need to get into a decent career. and sorry about my English, is not my 1st language TL:DR got my CCNA, failed an internship and now I'm not sure if I want to continue to this path [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2022 08:36 PM PDT I recently decided to start a career in IT. I joined a program that teaches the basics and helps you get multiple certs ( ITF+, A+, Google IT Support, & Google Project Management). I have no degrees or real experience in IT. What are some good ways to get my experience and paths to follow? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2022 08:33 PM PDT IT degree and then a computer programming diploma or IT degree and then coding boot camp? For a job in software developer… what's your opinion? [link] [comments] |
| What can I create (VPN, DNS/DHCP servers, etc) to help my resume stand out? Posted: 03 Jun 2022 08:23 PM PDT I'm starting off as quite green and am trying to find ideas for what I can create to add some substance to my resume, as well as make it stand out or create a point of conversation during an interview. I was hoping to make a Raspberry Pi cloud with a VPN because it's a simple project, but currently they're on back order in Canada until the next month to upwards of two years. I am familiar with Hyper-V and VirtualBox, but I'm not really sure I find those too impressive to create. Ideally, I want to create some type of emulated network in place of a physical one to demonstrate networking abilities, but the concern still stands that it may be too basic (anyone can download Windows Server and create these services, create a domain, etc). I have a B.Sc (Biology) and a B.Ed, and a certificate in Computer Network Technologies. I obtained my A+ last week and will have my Net+ and Sec+ by the end of the month to help as a basic display of general capabilities, but I'd really love project ideas for helping my resume out. Thanks for any ideas! [link] [comments] |
| very underqualified should I take these interview? Posted: 03 Jun 2022 08:17 PM PDT As the title reads I've been a it field tech for a couple months now installing and troubleshooting printers,media players ,tablets ,running cable etc. Recently I decided to put in some applications to some local places the field tech position I took was a 1099 position and between waiting for company's to pay out and not getting consistent hours it's really stretched me thin. The places I applied to were a little over my skill level , but for whatever reason a decent amount of them called back and now I have to schedule interviews that I am definitely no where near prepared for. Should I just take a chance at them and hope they take a chance on me ? They all would provide benefits I don't get now and pay slightly more one actually pays a significant amount more. If I do take these interviews how should I go about answering questions that I obviously don't have an answer for without sounding like an idiot ? I'm almost certain I should at least try but I really don't want to just make a fool of myself [link] [comments] |
| Anyone laid off in the last few weeks? Posted: 03 Jun 2022 02:18 PM PDT I was talking to a buddy of mine at work and he mentioned there are massive layoffs happening for tech companies, especially in the last few weeks. I didn't realize it was as bad until I talked with him. Anyone impacted by this? What are you doing now? [link] [comments] |
| Experience with WGU IT Programs? Posted: 03 Jun 2022 08:14 PM PDT I'm attempting to do a career change and do something in the realm of IT or Computer Science. Im looking for a masters program and I saw plenty at WGU. But the price seems too good to be true. Does anyone know if this is worth it (in terms of doing this program versus doing certifications and experience) or have done one of the programs themselves? What was your experience like? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2022 03:57 PM PDT I will try to make this as short as possible, sorry if this become a wall of text, but I think context is important. Anyhow, I have a bachelor's degree in engineering and have worked as an engineer in the automotive industry for over 20 years. I grew to resent it. I took a leave in late 2019 because I was burned out, planning to take 3-6 months off. I'm a single / sole parent to my two grade school kids, and the commute 30-60 minutes one way every day was not conducive to being a single parent with young kids. Obviously then COVID hit, so have a multi year gap on my resume now. Kids had to school from home, online schooling is a joke, so I spent most my time educating them, plus caring for my mother. Getting kids back into school hasn't been so easy either, one has manifested some severe depression and other mental issues that we are getting help for, and things I think are finally starting to get better. I have been living off money I have saved my whole life for retirement, but that is of course, finite, and need to find a decent career path within the next year or so or I'm going to have to sell my home to just have money to live off of. I have always had a passion for computer tech, having had to tame the DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.1 beasts back in the day all the way through Windows 11. I have a firm understanding computer hardware and have written my fair share of Windows batch to do some things it probably shouldn't, as well as Powershell script, and HTML, Javascript, Python, VisualBasic. Far from an expert but have successfully modified code to fit my needs when needed. I started down the Python path with FreeCodeCamp. This seemed to suit my needs, it's free, and can work on it at my leisure, although I've been clipping along with the Python at a decent pace and feel comfortable with the material. I do intend to complete all the courses at FreeCodeCamp if that even makes any sense to do so? I'm not looking to enter a job making $100k. I'm fine with an entry level $20-25/hr job, as long as it's primarily remote. But with intent/hope I can move up to a more lucrative position within a few years of putting in the work and getting proper experience. Part time would be ideal, but it seems nobody ever wants to hire part time (I'm talking 30-32 hours/wk). Am I being realistic here? Is FreeCodeCamp a decent way to go or am I better off enrolling in a community college? What do companies expect when applying for an IT job? Is a certificate enough or do they expect more? Does my previous engineering experience and degree help me at all as far as getting a job? Basically I want to optimize my time spent instead of putting in a year of FreeCodeCamp only for recruiters to chuckle and spit at me. I could probably also get an A+ cert pretty quickly, as I feel I have enough knowledge and experience to make it happen. But I hate spending time and money on things that aren't value added at all. Thanks for any input. [link] [comments] |
| Is writing lines of code a required skill in IT? Posted: 03 Jun 2022 03:46 AM PDT Programming and writing long lines of code that kick back in your face with 300 errors is something I tried in high school and didn't like. I was learning C+. Is this something I'm expected to do or learn? Or is that only for a sub-category of IT? [link] [comments] |
| Got a lot of time to study for something Posted: 03 Jun 2022 06:34 PM PDT Hey so I recently got a new job and due to some mismanagement from the higher-ups they basically hired me and a bunch of other people preemptively. They just got a new account and the new account isn't even open yet with the client. So anyway in the meantime they've asked us to go through their SharePoint site and they've given us access to Silicon Valley skillsource and told us just to spend our time productively learning stuff on their horses pretty rad because we basically have access to every certification possible it's well as some courses in Labs on programming languages. So I think I'd really like to level up and this industry from here and I've been exploring a few different certification paths. I was told by a guy to go for AWS SysOps Admin Associate since it includes the cloud practicioner and would get mw beyond my current position. I already have some experience with basic Cloud Concepts and some scripting in Python and SQL so I thought this would be a good idea plus the labs are pretty fucking cool. However it appears that they have a video course dated from 2017 and although I really like the way they explain the concepts in depth I'm worried that this is a waste of time because it's outdated. There are also other technical skills courses Linux Fundamentals, Microsoft Excel, Azure, Data Analytics, Javascript..its hard to know what to focus on. [link] [comments] |
| Is there any it job I can study for which can pay well for part-time? Posted: 03 Jun 2022 06:34 PM PDT I've a few months off at home, and I've been thinking of studying something, but I don't want this to go to waste, is there anything that I can study where can I get a well-paying PART TIME job(20$)? I was thinking of web development and whatnot, but those are usually full-time positions. Preferably something I can study online. [link] [comments] |
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