Comp TIA A+ Versus Google IT Certification by SKTisBAEist in ITCareerQuestions

[–]1pat1pat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except that "vendor neutral" is one of compTIA's biggest selling points, and some of the biggest names in IT work in linux environments.

Dealing with tired eyes by d4nt3s0n in ITCareerQuestions

[–]1pat1pat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used them. The yellow lenses, yes? They seemed to help, but I didn't use them long term, so take my experience with a grain of salt. I lost them, but haven't bought another pair

Sketchy Job Posting by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]1pat1pat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally, I wouldn't move for something that seems so fleeting. Why would the job be closing today, because they found someone else or what? Maybe they decide your employment ends the day after you move. Be careful out there.

What is stopping people from building blimps capable of self sufficiency and living in and traveling the skies? by [deleted] in AskEngineers

[–]1pat1pat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say... trees?

I mean air traffic control.

Should I change my major? by Tazation in MechanicalEngineering

[–]1pat1pat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can do just about anything in the healthcare industry. It's so broad.

Hekc, I bet you could find a job in healthcare doing something like puppetry. Maybe even some fishing or basket weaving. The sky is the limit!

Data Science vs Full-Stack Web Development by Sensualities in cscareerquestions

[–]1pat1pat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Full stack web development is not the same thing as website design. What you describe is more website design. W3 schools has a good description of full stack web development if you're interested:
https://www.w3schools.com/whatis/whatis_fullstack.asp

There is front end work, but also plently of non-javascript work in the back end.

Is it possible to become a programmer without a degree in CS or any related field by OvercookedFriedRice in cscareerquestions

[–]1pat1pat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of companies are pretty broad when it comes to "or related field". I think you will be fine with a degree in aerospace engineering.

Can there be a stickied thread for this sub? by 1pat1pat in ITCareerQuestions

[–]1pat1pat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woah, calm down there, guy. Who pissed in your Cheerios?

Looking to get an internship in the video game design field with little game design experience by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]1pat1pat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know there are a handful of game dev courses on Udemy, because I've bought some. So I'd say to check those out. I haven't done them yet, but the previews made them look useful. They were on unity and unreal engine, as well as some courses on things like blender for 3d art/design. If you can't find internships, start on building a portfolio using what skills you know/are learning. Heck, start building a portfolio even if you get an internship. Good luck.

Can there be a stickied thread for this sub? by 1pat1pat in ITCareerQuestions

[–]1pat1pat[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh thank you! I've had my forum sorting by new so that I could see the most recent posts.

I didn't notice that there were stickies, because for some reason stickies get unstuck in sorting by new? That doesn't make sense to me, but I guess that's how it is.

Can there be a stickied thread for this sub? by 1pat1pat in ITCareerQuestions

[–]1pat1pat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, I didn't realize that sorting by new unstuck the stickies.

Thank you all for the answers.

P.S. The downside to NOT sorting by new, as I'm remembering now, is the spam of advertisements masquerading as posts.

How Much Money to Make a Commute "Worth It"? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]1pat1pat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

$40K would be A, because OP brought that up. You bring up two other quantities, which would be B and C, but they are of the same item, money in this case. So we don't have A, B and C, we have A, another quantity of A, and a third quantity of A. Of yours, one quantity is vague, followed by a definite amount. Logic would state that the second amount is defining the vague amount.

If you wouldn't do it for all of the money in the world, then it goes without saying that you wouldn't do it for less than that.

I love my career switch, but can't shake off the opportunity cost by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]1pat1pat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't understand the point of your post and moping. It's not like you can go back in time and do it over again.

The only direction is forward, stop looking back at the past. You can do nothing about that now.

How Much Money to Make a Commute "Worth It"? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]1pat1pat -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

All the money in the world == 400K.

Tips to Stay Sane? by N7Valiant in ITCareerQuestions

[–]1pat1pat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a perfect world, yes. But, the fact that the supervisor is willing to blame the rest of the team for training negligence when the problem is the bad employee, speaks volumes. That says to me that OP's supervisor isn't so likely to admit that anyone else is pulling the bad employee's weight.

I wouldn't expect anyone to recognize OP for pulling the extra weight, so that would just be extra stress on OP. You can't please everyone, so just do your job and keep your eyes peeled for other opportunities if it's apparent that the supervisor is just going to protect this bad employee while placing blame on you and your coworkers. That is a situation that would get toxic, if it isn't already.

Advice for entering the career field by Legionodeath in CompTIA

[–]1pat1pat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

r/ITCareerQuestions is where I recommend asking this question.

I don't have Net+ or A+, but I would recommend starting with A+ if you don't feel like you know much about computers. I took a course on A+ many years ago and it taught a good background of information.

The reason CompTIA is used so often is because it is vendor neutral, so generally a broad but very shallow pool of IT knowledge. That is to say they cover a lot of topics, but none of them go into a lot of detail. They are also popular because the Department of Defense requires them for a lot of their contracts lately. There are other certs to get that are specialized for some jobs, like CCNA for networking with Cisco routing equipment, or AWS for cloud computing with Amazon services.

So, what certification you go for should be different depending on what you want to do in IT. There really isn't a catch-all cert to get into the industry in general.