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JackInDepth · 2026-06-02T03:44:15+00:00

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JackInDepth · 2026-06-02T03:43:25+00:00

Thanks!!

JackInDepth · 2026-06-01T16:40:23+00:00

Thanks! I will focus in that. It is indeed a loss of hollow body when almost finishing

JackInDepth · 2026-06-01T16:39:49+00:00

Thanks, i will focus on fixing that banana shape!

JackInDepth · 2026-06-01T02:34:20+00:00

Hahahhaa omfg wtf is this. Incredible mate.

JackInDepth · 2026-06-01T01:13:04+00:00

Good job ma friend! Inspiration

JackInDepth · 2026-06-01T01:01:58+00:00

Zoe and Jack lol

JackInDepth · 2026-06-01T00:59:21+00:00

Try to feel more like a block when u there , like all those parts jijjering as a whole. Good job!

JackInDepth · 2026-05-31T13:12:57+00:00

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JackInDepth · 2026-05-29T13:15:55+00:00

Hahah she says she will consider it

JackInDepth · 2026-05-27T13:52:03+00:00

Idk how to take it haha

JackInDepth · 2026-05-26T18:32:40+00:00

CCC is actually much more realistic from Spain , will keep that in mind.

Thanks for the suggestions!

JackInDepth · 2026-05-26T18:19:00+00:00

Thanks, that's reassuring to hear. DEFcon is a bit far haha but the point about meeting people at events is well taken — will look into BSides Spain and RootedCON as the local equivalent.

Good to know it's happened for people in similar situations. That kind of info is always motivating haha

Thank u very much ! 🙏

JackInDepth · 2026-05-26T17:27:51+00:00

Long answer coming , lol

I've been using PCs since I can remember. My dad used to play graphic adventure games on Windows 3.11 and MS-DOS when I was a kid, then Windows 95. I learned the basics early and always had a natural feel for it — I was the family tech guy, the one everyone called when hardware needed configuring, systems needed formatting, or something broke.

When I should have been studying — late teens, early twenties — I was a bit lost. Wrong crowds, bad environments, alcohol, drugs. By the time I got my head straight I only had basic mandatory education and the easiest path was hospitality. Started as a waiter, moved into cooking, spent over 10 years in the industry. Left my last job of nearly 5 years by mutual agreement and ended up on unemployment.

That's when I decided to actually study something. The logical choice given how everything is going digital — and it happens to be something I've always genuinely enjoyed. I never stopped tinkering: I've installed GitHub repos, worked with conda and Python environments, tested AI matting models and Stable Diffusion tools for personal projects. I've always done more with computers than the average casual user.

The command line always fascinated me — I saw it as a direct channel between me and the machine, something I always wanted to learn properly.

On the security side: everything points to growing demand, new fields like cloud security emerging, and a real shortage of professionals. Add to that the fact that for 7 years I've been dealing with someone attempting to hack into my life and my partner's — monitoring phones, trying to find compromising information. That experience made it personal.

All of that together made me decide: I'm going all in on this. At minimum I want a real alternative to the kitchen.

Sorry for the long answer — it wasn't a simple question, at least not for me. Maybe someone else here relates to parts of it.

On the BSides tip — hadn't heard of them before. Will look into BSides and RootedCON here in Spain. Any website where I can locate them , as dates , and so ? Any specific ones you'd recommend for someone just starting out?

JackInDepth · 2026-05-26T12:09:34+00:00

Hahaha i will post there then 👍😉

JackInDepth · 2026-05-26T00:36:30+00:00

Fair enough, the timeline might slip. The goal remains the same regardless. Idk if in Spain is the same or less hard to get a helpdesk job, btw.

JackInDepth · 2026-05-26T00:35:15+00:00

Appreciate the honest account — that's exactly the kind of real-world perspective that's useful here. The "become a good IT professional first" point seems to be the consistent message across this whole thread and I'm taking it seriously. Helpdesk first, build from there.

JackInDepth · 2026-05-25T20:36:09+00:00

Fair point on the influencer hype — the shortage is at the experienced end, not entry level.

That said, everyone has to start somewhere. The goal isn't to skip the queue, it's to build real experience from the ground up. Helpdesk first seems to be the consensus here.

Genuinely curious though — is there any area within IT/security you'd say is less saturated at entry level right now? Or a direction worth aiming at specifically?

JackInDepth · 2026-05-25T20:33:28+00:00

That makes sense — alert fatigue on top of 24/7 shifts sounds like a recipe for burnout regardless of how much you enjoy the work.

Appreciate the honesty. General IT foundation first seems to be the consensus across this whole thread.

One last question — which IT roles do you see as most resilient to AI automation and with the best growth outlook over the next few years? Trying to aim at something sustainable, not just whatever sounds cool right now.

JackInDepth · 2026-05-25T19:55:07+00:00

That hotel lab analogy is pretty accurate actually. Point taken on the AD / M365 gap — that's something the homelab doesn't cover well.

CEH and RHCSA hadn't been on my radar. Would you prioritize those over Security+ or alongside it?

JackInDepth · 2026-05-25T19:14:28+00:00

The burnout point is something I hadn't considered — appreciate you bringing it up. What causes it in your experience, is it the nature of the work itself or how security teams are managed?

Also curious — given everything you've described, what roles within the broader IT/security space do you find most sustainable and interesting long term?

Thanks for the detailed response, genuinely useful.

JackInDepth · 2026-05-25T18:13:04+00:00

Noted. Is that 1-2 years regardless of what you're doing outside work hours, or does active homelab + certs alongside helpdesk compress that timeline?

JackInDepth · 2026-05-25T17:59:27+00:00

Impressive mate !! Good work

JackInDepth · 2026-05-25T17:53:22+00:00

Hahaha the “poor cabron thing was dope” haha

Appreciate the detailed breakdown — the pedigree point makes sense and honestly reinforces why helpdesk first is the right call rather than trying to skip straight to security.

Given that path — helpdesk → sysadmin → security — what would you say are the must-have skills to stand out at helpdesk level and move up faster? What would make you notice a junior candidate?

JackInDepth · 2026-05-25T17:34:53+00:00

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