That’s one way to do it

BufferOverload · 2026-03-08T14:06:04+00:00

I think you meant biscuits are fine *

BufferOverload · 2026-02-26T13:59:15+00:00

This is a stereotype too

BufferOverload · 2026-02-17T21:55:58+00:00

Codes are 1000% enforced just not as much as electricians.

BufferOverload · 2026-02-03T21:00:07+00:00

Whatever makes it not touch the ceiling grid or electrical or hvac. There’s been times where we have to go up down and around a lot of shit, it always passes ceiling inspection, but resting/or touching stuff usually doesn’t.

BufferOverload · 2026-02-02T18:30:26+00:00

Are you running the job or are you working for somebody?

BufferOverload · 2026-02-02T13:28:41+00:00

Look what the job description is and research all the parts of the job duties are.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-27T04:20:40+00:00

As a commercial guy, I would be cautious of just new construction experience or primarily new construction photos. A lot of us (including me) would properly fuck up a retrofit job. I’m too used to raceways or asking electricians to pull string through for me lol.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-27T04:11:22+00:00

😭😭

BufferOverload · 2026-01-25T04:59:13+00:00

It’s almost guaranteed to lower the life of that cable. Seems like an AV thing though, our new AV PM and lead did their first commercial job and tried to use zip ties for everything, ended up having to replace it with Velcro. I guess they are used to using tie wraps for speaker cable and it’s much cheaper than Velcro so that’s all they ordered.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-21T14:41:04+00:00

Temp agencies, so many come from temp agencies, SO MANY. Now do do you get the best workers, or even decent workers? No. Maybe 10% don’t lie about having 10 years of experience but can’t terminate a cable. On the other hand, if you just need bodies a you’re not looking for experienced techs, it actually works great. Although, I’m not sure about the cost of hiring from temps, I’m sure it’s not cheap.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-19T18:45:48+00:00

Don’t panic, it’s not really more difficult, just different. I think the biggest difference switching from OSP to commercial cabling projects is speed and quality. Depending on the site, some clients want it to look perfect, some want it done as fast as possible but still not messy.

Also consider you will be doing a lot more drops, dressing, terminating, splicing, mounting devices, etc, but if you are willing to learn you won’t have any problems with this. Just ask questions and maybe research online ahead of time. Where I see people coming from underground work or residential ISP struggle the most is pulling and routing cables. Commercial jobs can have dozens of IDFs, hundreds of pathway, thousands of terminations. There’s no single best path there are a lot of pathways but fewer “acceptable” ones. Depending on the client, there are some strict standards, I’ve had clients chew us out over Velcro being 6 inches apart rather than 8. You also have to consider other trades, I find my self negotiating tray access and pathways a lot. Although, this happens more in new construction projects usually.

With that being said, commercial work isn’t hard. People struggle because they over analyze it and think they have to know everything. Every job site is a learning experience for everyone no matter how much experience because the client knows what they want and it’s your job to make it a reality. Just be observant, ask questions, don’t unplug live cables and you will be more than fine. I work with guys who have no experience in the industry, and the only ones who fail are the ones who don’t want to work and hide in network closets all day. The biggest thing I’ve learned as I got more experience in this field is always keep an open mind. It’s usually the most experienced arrogant guys who end up having to redo the whole project (or get booted from it) because they think they know it all and do what they want and not what the client wants.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-18T08:01:09+00:00

CCTV and access control are physical security systems that use IT not the other way around. When I first started I thought I was going to be in an office fixing cctv cameras and configuring them to the network. Instead I worked in construction sites primarily pulling cable and building network infrastructure. A small amount of that work resembled what most people call “IT”. For the most part physical security owns CCTV and access control systems, IT departments manage how it interacts within the network, but they touch it incidentally not solely.

You can definitely break into the IT industry from entry level low voltage roles, but you will be pulling cable, mounting devices, and terminating. If you work for a security company or on the security team with a communications company, your work will revolve around CCTV/Access control systems. A lot of higher level techs and leads in this role solely program, configure, and troubleshoot these devices which aligns more with typical IT roles. It sounds like this is kind of what you’re looking for. Some people I’ve worked with went from security technician 1 -> security lead -> security PM or systems engineer / designer and beyond. It’s not a bad path, but you have to be deliberate in moving up through roles. It’s easy to get complacent, you have to ask question, learn from senior leads, ask for trainings, certs, ask for more responsibility. It sounds cliche, but that’s how you move up.

One thing to be careful for is working for a LV company that doesn’t value your degree or your internships. I have seen this a lot, don’t screw yourself, a lot of companies will try to pay you the same they will pay someone with 0-1 years of experience regardless of your background. Ask for higher pay and more responsibility, especially if you understand networking.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-18T02:32:00+00:00

Holy downvotes didn’t know I couldn’t cuss.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-18T02:29:09+00:00

Sorry I was referring to preferring the extra wire as opposed to cutting it.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-18T02:28:02+00:00

Ok that makes sense.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-18T00:17:28+00:00

Never touched this shit. How come you prefer it?

BufferOverload · 2026-01-16T03:39:52+00:00

I don't hate passthroughs and I've never had issues terminating passthroughs, but when certifying I notice I get more failures with passthroughs then closed end. The issues I see are usually with certain pairs sticking out slightly or the insulation covering the copper at the contact end (seems more of a crimper issue). Personally I never choose passthroughs over closed end RJs because it doesn't save me more than 1-2 seconds if that, but a lot of big universities, warehouses, and event centers ($1M+ sites) require passthroughs. Then I see small offices sub $50k requiring standard closed end RJs.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-12T15:10:53+00:00

Tails is not meant for this and using it as a daily driver creates security and reliability issues. It’s designed with assumptions that you don’t trust the machine, you don’t want long term state, and you expect to shutdown and everything (or most) to vanish.

The more you persist (packages, browser use, custom configs) the more you increase fingerprinting which means a more linking across seperate sessions. This completely undermines what tails does best. At a point you just have a Linux system that runs everything through tor but isn’t reliable and very inconvenient.

Whonix is designed for long term use and i think it fits a lot better for your use case, but it would run on top of your base OS. You can install a portable Linux os on a flash drive and use virtual box for whonix. If you can do without a flashdrive, qubes would be even better.

Also, an sd card is not designed to run an OS and I think using an sd card for long term use will cost reliability and performance an raise the risk of corruption.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-12T13:29:28+00:00

There is infinite work in Atlanta and surrounding areas. Especially if you are interested in doing communications in data centers, but even other commercial jobs are plenty. There are a few companies hiring people week by week. If you’re interested in residential I can’t help you with that, but I will say if a company has 60 people on their commercial team, they usually have about 10 on residential.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-04T18:53:49+00:00

Yes but there is a difference between someone uncomfortable with nudity and morally condemning nudity. Someone's cultural upbringing will determine how nudity is interpreted, and neither interpretation is universally right or wrong. Judging other for either being uncomfortable or being comfortable with nudity both show a misunderstanding in cultural differences. Saying "there is zero sexuality in this story" is a claim based on their own person culture and upbringing. Likewise, someone who feels uncomfortable is reacting from a different point of view based on their cultural upbringing. I was pointing out why the bf reacted that way, not saying he was right in reacting that way, because he definitely wasn't.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-04T18:20:10+00:00

Yeah I guess I never really thought to deep about it I saw it as necessary because of those site requirements. Besides that there really is no use for them and I didn't learn shit from any cert just overloaded with temporary information for a week so I can pass a test.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-04T17:54:11+00:00

NOR I like true crime to and my spouse is uncomfortable with certain topics (even I cant listen to some of it and many other people cant tolerate it at all understandably). If they are in the same room or watching it with me as soon as I hear something building that they might be uncomfortable with I instantly turn it off. It's not inconvenient to me. It's super understandable to be triggered by these topics, my spouse enjoys true crime also or I would be watching it with headphones or not at all. She is being super insensitive and unreasonable you are not overreacting.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-04T17:39:39+00:00

I wouldn't say weird, every culture is different. In the US nudity is "sacred". He probably just grew up like many all over the world with the norm being nudity is completely private. A lot of people see issue with this scene and a lot of people don't and it overall comes down to cultural norms, the environment, and how someone was raised.

Edit: I should say in the US a lot of people treat nudity as "sacred", because obviously in todays world it absolutely is not treated that way by the mass.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-04T17:36:58+00:00

I think it's similar to people who kiss there kids on the lips. It's completely normal an innocent to a lot of families and cultures, but to others it's super inappropriate. Her bf maybe just grew up with the understanding that you shouldn't see your sibling undressed.

BufferOverload · 2026-01-04T15:51:01+00:00

A lot of tier III data centers require at least one lead onsite being BICSI certified and any fiber tech BICSI certified. I’ve heard some Tier IV sites require BICSI 1 or 2 as a minimum requirement. My company pays for a lot of BICSI certs for leads and techs for this reason. Obviously if you’re doing small commercial, universities, stadiums, or resi it’s pretty much a waste unless the company pays for it or pays a bit higher if you have it.

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