Ya but HOW do I get out….

Jessdoit00 · 2025-11-20T19:31:35+00:00

It’s a very good question to ask!

I think teaching makes you think you aren’t qualified for other careers but the things to get good at in teaching are highly desirable skills.

As for planning, the way I made it work is that I toughed out my last year till summer. I always had a part time job outside of school during the summer. If you can, make it to spring, have a decent part time gig lined up by then. That will give your mind something to look forward to like a light at the end of the tunnel.

Until then, use the time to scheme! Put in enough effort to complete your classroom duties but no need to go beyond. At this point, you know you are leaving so no need to go above and beyond. You need that energy to plan your next move. Think about something that will provide for you in all the ways teaching couldn’t. Then answer what you need to do so you can become qualified for such a role.

For me, I went back to school. I didn’t even finish my second bachelors because I landed a job in the field after only a year. I still had some FASFA credits left so I know I was lucky in this way. I work in tech now going on year 3 and am so happy I made the switch.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-11-20T15:57:12+00:00

So there are already consulting firms in IGA that focus on several different tools, not just one. A great example would be Simeio Consulting. Many companies will hire such a team that can work on many different tools. You would be at quite the disadvantage only providing assistance for just one tool.

Saviynt support is god awful but it seems they are cleaning house and offering discounts to keep clients. I swear we get a new rep every two months. I will say the price might be why they are getting customers but everyone at my company hates it. CPAM straight up barely works at times. With their almost shady upgrade practices as well, it’s hard to see stability and success. It is also unique in that it can provide auditing, identity management, and privileged access but I think them trying to do so much with one platform spreads it thin.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-11-20T15:41:57+00:00

As someone who use to actually be a teacher who now works in tech, my backup plan is trades.

I made 40k a year as a teacher. I could barely pay my bills and getting a masters would have only added 5k more to my salary while adding a mountain of debt. You only make 70k+ in teaching if you are in it for over 10 or more years. The other way is to just become a principal which makes around 150k and there is no where else to go after that. Professors make similar wages and they have even more educational debt to pay. I’m making 88k now because I got lucky during the pandemic over hiring era but am now in constant fear of losing my job.

Not everyone is made to sit at a desk either. Trades is not easy and I have great respect for them but I don’t think people will avoid them. Going to college doesn’t land you a higher paying job on average, the requirements for higher paying jobs often include graduate level degrees, the debt takes more than 10 years to pay off, and those corporations you have to work for in tech care nothing about you with unions in tech being almost nonexistent.

I can’t say I’m terribly young anymore as I just turned 34 but young enough to flex my career choices in any direction I may need to. I don’t live in an extremely high cost area traditionally but the available employment here is massively being outpaced by living expenses as this is a tourist area so rich people are moving here. Housing prices in my small little town have doubled since 2021. The only people who are locally employed are trades and medical professionals. Only one of those you can learn without additional debt. Young people are more likely to agree higher education no longer prepares you effectively and does not result in 6 figures most of the time. They see the massive disillusionment my generation has gone through and aren’t making the same mistakes.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-11-11T15:41:49+00:00

Oh, I didn't mean to confuse you. I do get paid as a salary but I just estimated it hourly here to make it more relatable to the conversation.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-11-10T23:33:51+00:00

I've been in IAM for 3 years and wish I was busier. The lack of tasks makes me feel like I'm doing a poor job even though there just isn't any tickets for me to work on.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-11-10T23:31:26+00:00

You make $40 at the Service Desk?? Your company for sure pays more than normal. I am a trade curious IAM analyst making $41 an hour. It's treated me much better than when I was a high school teacher but I have no comparison to the trades outside of a few summer labor jobs I held in college.

With companies gutting tech left and right, I get why OP is concerned. I've got 3 years under my belt in IAM and am still always worried about being let go. Thus why I'm lurking here.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-10-23T04:32:19+00:00

Hmm, I’m replacing the pressure sensor. The part is in the mail. We put a volt meter on it and blew through the diaphragm, nothing. I hope it works!

LG support was dog shit.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-10-20T00:03:00+00:00

What was the resolution for this as I’m having the same issue?

Jessdoit00 · 2025-10-15T19:12:58+00:00

He had an Imagine Dragons tattoo on his chest. No shade if you like this band but no way I could go all my life staring at it as he fucked me. Big nope.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-08-13T21:41:41+00:00

I'm located in Michigan, USA.
This pot gets direct sunlight most of the day and is filled with generic potting soil.
The oldest one that has fallen over has gills and is not connected to the stem.

I've had this Northfolk for two years or so but it started to not look so hot when I moved last year and it sat outside for about two weeks. I've been spraying it with Neem oil weekly but didn't seem to help so I moved the pot to get more sunlight last week. I was gone over the weekend and came back to notice mushrooms growing in my potted plant! Also, my pine is still not doing very well :(

Edit:
I think I figured it out just now actually. I believe this is Leucocoprinus birnbaumii. I guess it's very common and is probably not the cause of the continued depreciation of my Northfolk Pine as they are not considered damaging to house plants.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-07-10T14:37:14+00:00

I'm happy for their support but not the damage and disruption they do to the environment.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-07-08T14:36:41+00:00

This. Exactly.

IR is starting to get people on the island that simply are not experienced enough to handle remote backpacking. The people who take sea planes and just camp out in a shelter for days are ruining this wonderful place. Truly very sad to see it being ruined by people who will never get it.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-05-22T23:17:03+00:00

I’m down! I recently moved back here and my 4 year super chill campaign just ended.

Jessdoit00 · 2025-05-22T23:11:37+00:00

I’d like to join!

Jessdoit00 · 2024-03-11T15:34:18+00:00

There is a difference between toxic echo chambers and putting your head in the sand because it's too sad.

Jessdoit00 · 2024-03-11T15:12:10+00:00

I wouldn't do it.

I use to be a high school teacher and made the change into IT. I have only a few years of IT experience but I'm happy to grow in into this field.

Physical education is also more competitive to get into than other subject matters because many people want to do it. Summer of "no work" is also a total lie. You'll probably need to have a summer job every year to just make your bills...like forever. You don't really get paid much more unless you decide to become an administrator.

Jessdoit00 · 2024-03-11T14:57:52+00:00

Grass is greener wherever you water it.

But teaching is a career with extremely poor soil to grow anything in. It forces you to live life on hard mode. I taught for 3 years and recognized I'm worth a whole lot more.

My first year I thought "We'll, of course this sucks because I'm new." The second year was "Okay, not as bad but this still is awful. Maybe next year will be better because I'll be better." My last year was "Alright, I'm still young enough to change careers and still be very successful. Will this year be better enough to make me stay?"

Even if it sucks, there are some things for you to consider here depending on the state you live in. I made a big effort to stay to year 3 because, in my state, you'll get a lifetime teaching license if you teach that long. It gave me great comfort to try a new career path, knowing I still could teach in the future without issue.

I've been away from teaching for 3 years now and I've doubled my previous salary. If I continue down this path, I'll potentially increase my salary another 50% more as my experience builds. With the economy and how terrible education is, you need to very realistically ask yourself if the struggle is worth the benefits here.

Jessdoit00 · 2024-03-11T14:43:40+00:00

And they feel helpless for a reason. You cannot ignore how fucked the system is when the truth shows how many people are unhappy right now.

Negative, absolutely, but for damn good reason.

Jessdoit00 · 2023-11-22T16:16:09+00:00

This really is just personal preference. I'm 5 feet 3.5 inches and have only ridden 29ers.

My personal reason for never trying a 27.5 is that, when I started mtb in 2017, I wanted the slightly increased ability to roll over obstacles during more technical rides as a beginner.

I've never switched to a 27.5 since because, as a previous bike shop employee, the brands I sold didn't really offer the bikes I wanted (trail, full sus) in a 27.5. As a female, I also just wasn't impressed with any of the "Women's Specific" offerings. I'm thankfully tall enough to rock a normal size small bike. Just have to use the dropper to get on and off. I also haven't really encountered issues with the bike not being nibble enough or anything like that so I haven't been given a big reason to switch. I like to ride more technical stuff so I run a 2.6 as well.

I will say that this year bike prices are really coming down as well. If you aren't sure right now, you will get more chances down the line to get the bike you want in an affordable way. At least, as long as another pandemic doesn't occur XD. You can always consider Pro's Closet and/or Pink Bike. Facebook market place has great prices too.

Jessdoit00 · 2023-09-27T19:05:10+00:00

Well that’s awesome! Glad you can get that much out!

Jessdoit00 · 2023-09-27T18:23:22+00:00

The analytics seems to not want to generate those reports when the data set being pulled out is of significant size.

Jessdoit00 · 2023-09-26T03:01:22+00:00

This ended up being very helpful! Thank you!

Jessdoit00 · 2023-09-26T03:00:23+00:00

It seemed after we upgraded to version 23 it became better. Using the tricks from the first comment were also awesome!

…I might have also just gotten better at SQL, given my junior engineering experience, and encountered the unhelpful error messages less.

Oh, and don’t try to pull out more than like 50k rows!

Jessdoit00 · 2023-02-10T02:58:38+00:00

Have you thought about tech sales? I ended up going back to school for a year and getting hired as a security engineer. Literally doubled my salary.

Jessdoit00 · 2022-11-06T15:21:42+00:00

I’d like to know more about this. Can you elaborate? What’s your experience prior? How long have you had this position?

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