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Starkk posted:That's nuts. The help desk job I start next week, my first IT job, starts at 47k a yr w/ full benefits(Seattle). I only have my A+ too. The hell? Granted, Seattle isn't cheap but that sounds like you landed in a good shop.
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DigitalMocking posted:Man that's got to be a kick in the teeth. Applying for a job you KNOW they're going to gently caress you over at, and still not getting it. Yeah he was crushed, he was still posting about it a yr or two later =/
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Tab8715 posted:The hell? It's for a very large fortune 500 company downtown, but remember this is the place that requires a tie everyday. Also I was looking at a robert half salary guide and 47k is about average for the area, well according to them anyways.
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Starkk posted:It's for a very large fortune 500 company downtown, but remember this is the place that requires a tie everyday. Also I was looking at a robert half salary guide and 47k is about average for the area, well according to them anyways.
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May 16, 2016 01:06
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Thanks to those who recommended pre-check to me. Granted the regular line wasn't obscenely long, but it took me less than a minute to get through security just now. Starkk posted:It's for a very large fortune 500 company downtown, but remember this is the place that requires a tie everyday. Also I was looking at a robert half salary guide and 47k is about average for the area, well according to them anyways. You guys still doing ticketing with a Notes database?
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stubblyhead posted:Thanks to those who recommended pre-check to me. Granted the regular line wasn't obscenely long, but it took me less than a minute to get through security just now. I don't know, I start later in the week.
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May 16, 2016 03:33
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Here's the Data Center on the other end of that wiring closet I posted earlier: mmm. Looks so good in the dark.
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Tab8715 posted:The hell? We start our tier1 guys at $24/hr with benefits, down in Beaverton OR. Its not that unusual, good companies pay well for good people.
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DigitalMocking posted:We start our tier1 guys at $24/hr with benefits, down in Beaverton OR. Its not that unusual, good companies pay well for good people. It's too bad andy and scott don't live in the area anymore, I liked the area when I stayed with andy and jill for a week.
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anthonypants posted:Hey speaking of new jobs get a load of this one So you get to do everything from running your own cables all the way to managing the software that runs data over them.
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It says don't contact them to complain, but it doesn't say anything about contacting them to mercilessly mock them between fits of uncontrollable belly laughter.
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Also, uh, 'entry-level' consists of words with meanings, guys. 'We require everyone to have 4-5 years experience in a similar role' is not that meaning because that means you have to have already entered, half a decade ago! Like, I have to wonder if this was some kind of troll.
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feedmegin posted:Also, uh, 'entry-level' consists of words with meanings, guys. 'We require everyone to have 4-5 years experience in a similar role' is not that meaning because that means you have to have already entered, half a decade ago! Sounds like an H1B excuse. We tried everything to find a competent, local talent, but there was no one qualified! We have to hire someone from overseas!
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I like that after almost 20 years in I.T. I don't qualify for that "entry level" job because I have no certs.
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Tab8715 posted:The hell? Yeah... my first IT job was $11/hr and I thought that was good pay at the time.
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May 16, 2016 16:40
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my company pays $18/hr starting for T1 helpdesk, no experience requirement, most positions are gained nepotism though, everyone knows someone. This is in Chicago suburbs though.
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Dick Trauma posted:I like that after almost 20 years in I.T. I don't qualify for that "entry level" job because I have no certs. Don't you dare even try to apply, or you'll be blacklisted!!! Edit: Who applies (can apply) to a job that they fulfill all requirements for?
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SEKCobra posted:Who applies (can apply) to a job that they fulfill all requirements for? People without ambition, or confidence?
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RFC2324 posted:People without ambition, or confidence? People that need a job right the gently caress now
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RFC2324 posted:People without ambition, or confidence? Well most jobs here have ridiculous requirements if you take it as a "must have all of these", no one has advanced experience and certs in completely different fields.
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MF_James posted:People that need a job right the gently caress now I needed a job right the gently caress now, and ended up taking something that was less than optimal(gently caress contract work). I still followed the rule of going for jobs just a little out of reach at my current skill level so I have room to grow.
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SEKCobra posted:Well most jobs here have ridiculous requirements if you take it as a "must have all of these", no one has advanced experience and certs in completely different fields. Pfft. All job ads are literal wish lists no matter how huffy nitpicking hiring managers choose to be.
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Dick Trauma posted:I like that after almost 20 years in I.T. I don't qualify for that "entry level" job because I have no certs. Got my first IT job during high school in the 80s. Still not a single cert. Preach on brother!
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There are plenty of specialized, useful, and interesting certs beyond comptia, which I agree you don't need 20 years into your career.
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I have certs because I like money and future employability and employers like and care about them. Also because we have to to maintain partner certification levels.
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I got a VMware cert once because it was free with the boot camp
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I got my certs cause the boss man said so and now I know exactly what Verb-Noun Powershell Cmdlet does!
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I just can't belive AWS seriously has DevOps certs now. What a joke. edit: the 3 I have were from a job that required, and paid for, them. edit 2: anecdotally, my first Tier 1 job outside of the Navy was $24/hour. Granted, it required a secret clearance. It's also the one that paid for those certs. Fiendish Dr. Wu fucked around with this message at 20:53 on May 16, 2016 |
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Any DevOps people want to move to scenic Richmond, VA? No traffic, low cost of living, near the beach, mountains, DC, yada yada yada. All of a sudden EVERYONE needs DevOps... (No AWS cert required!)
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Believe you have to clear both a developer and a sysops certification to even qualify, and it sounds there's very few people worldwide who have the pro level AWS certs (or I guess all 5). My understanding is that some AWS partners have to maintain a certain number of certified people on staff. e: under 1,000 for pro devops and slightly over 2,000 for pro solution architect,if anyone cares air- fucked around with this message at 20:58 on May 16, 2016 |
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I got certs for partner status and because starting in Jr High I discovered I had an aptitude for taking timed multiple choice tests. It helped me get into college and grad school, and now is helping me get better jobs.
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I got my certs because that's how it worked at WGU.
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The only Cert I have is my DCap (work paid for it). There aren't any certs for embedded Linux systems engineers. 
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Is that a company still using some ISP-provided shithouse decades out-of-date mail server with no filtering in TYOOL 2016?
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Nice Outlook Express
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Thanks Ants posted:Is that a company still using some ISP-provided shithouse decades out-of-date mail server with no filtering in TYOOL 2016? Yes but I'm the lovely mail server. Not pictured is 60-70 users each with a full year's worth of email trapped in their queue because MX records are hard. No SPF, SSL cert, PTR, etc either. Methanar fucked around with this message at 00:48 on May 17, 2016 |
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If nobody has noticed the lack of email for a year then just pull the plug and walk away
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Thanks Ants posted:If nobody has noticed the lack of email for a year then just pull the plug and walk away There are forwarders set up so that mail hits the old server and is forwarded to office 365 appropriately. Except a copy of the original message remains trapped in the queue, forever.
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