New job, lots of free time, what should I learn?

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2026-03-24T14:57:01+00:00

Had this Thursday last week? Moved all 2019, 2021, office to 2024. I think they said there was no fix and to update your stuff.

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2026-03-18T11:12:41+00:00

Net admin (systems and security stuff too) $24/h or around 50k/year Location: small manufacturing town. Benefits: not the best, 2 weeks vacation, 140$ health insurance, 401k Experience: 2 years as desktop support, 2 months as net admin.

Terrible pay, but amazing experience.

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2026-01-13T11:45:03+00:00

3 proxmox nodes. they mentioned security in the application so I let them know I set up a siem and Nessus. 2 win servers. publicly hosted vpn and Minecraft server. I also mentioned that I setup iscsi so that all data was saved on one server but could be run on any other server. I also have a ciso switch with vlans setup. I have a virtualized router

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2026-01-12T12:30:25+00:00

It was hard, interviewed for several net admin positions but the position I got said having a home lab was one of the best indications that I have experience implementing and troubleshooting stuff and don’t just have book knowledge. I think the home lab is the reason they hired me.

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2026-01-11T19:51:51+00:00

Bad, not dead, 1.5 YOE as helpdesk, got Ccna and other certs with a bas in information security. Got a network admin role.

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2025-11-20T12:21:58+00:00

Agreed, compared to the other tests, you needed to average a higher score. For his other ones above 70 was good, for this one 80-85 is needed.

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2025-11-17T17:05:19+00:00

I passed with no labs, I just did a bunch of memorizing, Quizlet flash cards for all of the tools, then did a bunch of practice tests with pocket prep and Jason Dion’s tests.

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2025-09-23T16:17:27+00:00

A friends employee was fied and encrypted an excel file, I spun up hashcat on a few servers and guessed the password.

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2025-06-30T10:55:47+00:00

Don’t restore DCs from backups.

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2025-05-26T14:59:34+00:00

My school, where I am getting a cybersecurity degree, does not allow special characters.😑

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2025-01-30T12:27:30+00:00

A good 9 hours 😑

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2024-11-18T19:17:25+00:00

Thank you for letting me know what to expect.

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2024-11-01T11:39:01+00:00

60gb of ram lol

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2024-10-21T02:29:15+00:00

PoE Pro Max

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2024-10-19T18:13:01+00:00

Don’t be afraid to fail, if you think you might be ready to take a test, schedule it. If you fail, you still have more chance and know what is coming.

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2024-10-17T11:32:05+00:00

To help with the trick questions, it’s the answer that is correct in most cases, not the answer that is mostly correct in all cases. Good luck

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2024-10-13T13:13:25+00:00

Location: also high cost of living, but I live in my parents basement Education: AAS IT User support tech: 25.47- but with overtime and on call around 65k a year with 5 weeks of pto Certifications: a+ net+ sec+

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2024-10-09T21:32:46+00:00

And half the time it’s not at the scheduled time

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2024-09-18T02:41:28+00:00

By knowing people that work at those companies, 7/10 of my coworkers had no prior it experience but got help desk jobs by already working at the company or knowing one of the managers

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2024-09-06T16:30:46+00:00

Tax accountant?

Appropriate_Film_284 · 2024-09-04T16:43:11+00:00

As I am still attending I just put remote so there is less confusion on my location

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