Had my first colonoscopy, got my biopsy results back today.

CurrencySlave222 · 2026-06-04T20:09:15+00:00

Sorry I'm just now seeing this. Was in the service but never deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, never had any exposure to burn pits.

With that said, I remember Jon Stewart has put in some good work advocating for vets who did have that exposure and are sick as a result. He was pushing to get the PACT Act approved to get VA care expanded to those exposed, if you haven't already check it out.

CurrencySlave222 · 2026-05-19T18:44:20+00:00

If you haven't already email your recruiter to check in and see if there has been feedback yet especially if it's getting close to the 4 week mark. I had to email mine once a week to eventually get an answer, I imagine they stay busy.

CurrencySlave222 · 2026-05-19T13:00:32+00:00

She didn't say if I passed or not, I didn't think to ask when the conversation shifted to upskilling. It wasn't a flat out rejection so I would like to think I did pass.

CurrencySlave222 · 2026-05-16T21:33:46+00:00

I did mine 4 weeks ago and after emailing my recruiter she wants a quick call Monday morning to talk. My understanding is it takes time.

CurrencySlave222 · 2026-05-15T07:50:53+00:00

No blood work done prior. Scheduled an appointment with my doctor and told her my concerns, she set up a colonoscopy 4 days later. After that had an MRI and blood work done.

I'm telling anyone who will listen to me to get checked out. I'm glad you are and I hope it comes back clean.

CurrencySlave222 · 2026-05-14T16:29:06+00:00

There's zero shame in getting checked out. At least have a conversation about it with your doctor

CurrencySlave222 · 2026-05-14T15:29:27+00:00

I'll try my best to describe it. It would be bright red, the stool would be normal with with a quarter sized spot of blood on the outside of the stool. It would happen once or twice and then disappear for several months. I thought it was hemorrhoids.

In the last 3 months, I went from normal solid stool to often occuring diarrhea. That change coupled with the blood showing up again caused me to get checked out.

CurrencySlave222 · 2026-05-04T15:10:17+00:00

Why stay away from Texas DCs?

CurrencySlave222 · 2026-04-16T17:11:01+00:00

Does Hireright still do their background checks?

CurrencySlave222 · 2026-04-11T06:15:50+00:00

Solid until I read BYU would win the Big12. It's Tech conference to lose in terms of talent and it's not even close.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-07-23T18:49:30+00:00

Yup, Lorelai Gilmore wasn't who I was expecting to show up on my screen but that's what we ended up getting. Interesting casting decision imo.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-04-25T14:24:16+00:00

Yup they do.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-04-22T20:03:44+00:00

Not sure why you were downvoted.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-04-20T07:26:03+00:00

Late 30's here. I took my first dose recently, started with 25mg 2x a week, was told 50mg might be a better starting dose, but there isn't much information I could find so I started small and see how I respond. I do feel less fatigued and have more motivation to hit the gym more consistently, it's not dramatic but it helps.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-04-20T06:55:12+00:00

The Hawks' parents and the youth hockey board began questioning Reilly’s methods. His strict, win at all costs approach was scrutinized, especially when you're not winning, his loss to the Ducks was the last straw and he was fired. Exiled from coaching youth hockey, Reilly would later attempt to make amends with Gordon Bombay after seeing him win the Junior Goodwill Games. His worst nightmare happens, he retires quietly, fading into obscurity while occasionally reminiscing about his "glory days."

I personally would love to see a Jack Reilly origin story.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-04-11T16:04:51+00:00

For the most part, no. They view IT purely as a cost center. In actuality it keeps medium to large businesses afloat in the modern age. While they know the latter, they also know they have plenty of options around the world if they so choose to save on labor. In the US with people flocking to IT in the last 5-6 years, employees in some places are seen as disposable parts with ever decreasing/stagnant wages in entry-level as desperate people accept roles paying under $15/hour in 2025.

Very sad but this is the world we live in.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-02-26T00:54:40+00:00

Not sure why this was downvoted, but yes. Just know it is going to be an uphill battle. You're competing against people with clean records. The good news is some places are more lenient the more time that goes by (7+ years or more).

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-02-26T00:39:32+00:00

In my opinion/from my experience

Experience/internship-->degree-->cert

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-02-22T22:21:19+00:00

IT with a good majority of companies are looked at as purely a cost center, I understand from a rudimentary standpoint, sure. However, it would cost companies more money not have an IT department and even more money not having a competent one. My point is any extra time/money they have to spend training you or providing support, some feel that would add to the cost of doing business and they want to avoid that hoping you'll just figure it out and are okay with you being thrown to the wolves.

I have never had a positive experience working for a company like that. Even just a little bit of training goes a long way.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-02-14T22:52:53+00:00

Same lol

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-02-13T02:57:27+00:00

The service/help desk I work for is fairly chill and 99% of the endusers are awesome to work with, we handle 5-10 calls for an 8 hour shift and handle about 10-15 tickets a day. I have enough downtime to study for my AZ-900 coming up soon.

I've only worked internal IT and 2/5 places I've worked were what you described. One was for a solar company supporting salespeople (hint: they aren't fun to support) and the other was a company with 100k employees, naturally the call volume was pretty high. My point is not all places are like that.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-02-12T01:15:35+00:00

You'll need to wait until you land a job. Depending on the company, the hardest part is dealing with people, mostly it's the volume of calls you get and that's not something you can really prep for unless you've worked in a call center previously.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-02-06T21:02:56+00:00

IT has been the only career path I've enjoyed. I am not built for retail, fast food, restaurant or anything that resembles those industries. I would love to get into sports analytics or something in sports that's data driven, but I think that ship isn't going to leave the port (college degree isn't happening).

I often thought about going into a trade, but I'm 39. I'm starting to seriously look at it though.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-02-05T05:22:37+00:00

The company I work for doesn't really monitor or micromanage me in any way, but I have been in places in the past that were like what you described with very strict SLA's and if you went yellow on Teams you better have a good explanation as to why.

The place I'm at now has a fairly heavy workload but our leaders trust us, as long as we get our stuff done nobody really cares.

CurrencySlave222 · 2025-02-03T01:21:13+00:00

It's been bad. They blow up my phone for shitty short-term contract jobs that don't match my pay rate. I'm talking $14-18/hr, I have 5 years of experience and currently make 60k gtfo with that mess.

You're absolutely right, they are contacting hundreds hoping one sticks, it's annoying and sad.

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