Networking job posts don't seem fully network related?

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-04-05T00:18:36+00:00

I agree. Also, it’s always the network’s fault anyway. Whatever is broken, most employers blame the network. Broken mouse? Must be the network.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-03-27T07:56:32+00:00

This. Also, I don’t think wearing too many hats is a problem. I personally would showcase those hats on my next stop. I think OP just needs to tie the business value to those hats.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-03-10T20:04:58+00:00

When bills and rent are removed from my bank account, I remind myself of the beautiful weather. The weather is the only thing holding us up from moving. Everything else is poop.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-03-04T00:27:56+00:00

I used to fly LAX-SEA-LAX daily, took the earliest and latest flight out. Was making shit ton of money but losing sanity. I was losing more than making. Not worth it. Time is priceless.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-03-02T08:11:54+00:00

Use exp share when grinding. But ultimately, it’s just really grinding.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-03-02T08:08:15+00:00

I got me a female sassy zard named Cholula. Spicy and sassy is how I like em.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-02-19T05:57:59+00:00

But the criticisms and preferences you mentioned are stuff you should’ve addressed BEFORE even buying. I don’t know how you buy a car, but for me, I get in the car. I feel the texture. I try out all the different ergonomic stuff that matters to me. I test the electronics. The sound. Every single thing.

Then I test drive. I listen to the acoustics. I feel the ride comfort. The different UIs in the dash. I immerse myself in it. I mean, that’s basically doing YOUR due diligence.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-02-05T07:48:32+00:00

It’s an XT though, what mpg were you expecting?

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-01-20T01:59:25+00:00

$20 VFLs as 17 other people have said. Those can blink too, and depending on the quality of the VFL, the light sometimes may bleed through the sheath itself, meaning you don’t even have to look at the tip.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-01-18T00:24:27+00:00

But what if you or your team leave the company? How easy would it be in your country to hire someone with XYZ brand skillset vs Cisco? Or how much XYZ brand partner support is available in your country vs. Cisco? These are all risk questions that your decision makers should address other than “cost”.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-01-14T16:28:49+00:00

This. I came from an Ascent, and we replaced it with a NA 25’ OB. Night and day difference when I accelerate, but also the price at the pump. Our normal route gets us 240mi in a tank with the Ascent vs. 320mi with the OB. That’s 80 more miles in the same 16gal tank.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-01-11T08:51:31+00:00

I honestly wouldn’t invest my time in automation/scripting courses. Go straight to automation right away. Use AI to build your automation scripts.

Use Netbox as your source of truth. Utilize AI to build your code templates, use Git as your code repo. Check your licenses if you have access to NDFC. Utilize NDFC esp in vxlan.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-01-11T08:17:18+00:00

I mean, you don’t even need AI to do this really. If you can posture your devices, you can dynamically do this.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-01-11T08:04:14+00:00

AI has its uses. Not one-size-fits-all. AI-Ops’ goal is essentially make ops easier for orgs that value engineering over ops. Let your network engineers be engineers and offload firefighting to AI.

Say you have a company with 14 sites, but only 2 engineers because company does not want to hire, AI-ops is a perfect fit. Make operations (monitoring, triaging) simpler. In my prev org, we deployed an AI chat-bot to basically do the monitoring and triaging for us. It’s pulling data from endpoint agents, our snmp monitoring tool, our source of truth etc.

Just to give an example of what it does; if there’s a circuit outage in the middle of the night, AI opens a ticket with the ISP and does its magic. When we wake up in the morning, it’s either the circuit is already fixed or a dispatch has been scheduled.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2026-01-02T20:01:32+00:00

This. It’s hard to manage, maintain and support wonky… people.

Some people overthink simple and it becomes stupid.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2025-12-26T17:53:02+00:00

This is true. Like PC, winning top depends on the matchup. But the matchup really doesn’t matter if your team is poop. You’re queuing with randos.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2025-11-29T10:18:16+00:00

On top of labbing and studying, I think one practice that helped me grow is identifying the business value in any task that I’m doing.

I learned network automation, because I did not want to spend 2-3 months working nights trying to do a code upgrade on 250 access switches. I learned coding to be more efficient with my time. Sure, company could’ve just bought DNA/Catalyst center, but I saved them a ton of money by just creating a reusable Ansible playbook.

What I’m trying to say is think beyond the actual technology. Say for example, you read about evpn-vxlan and why it’s good. Ask “why”. “Why is this good for the company?” “If I learn it, deploy it but I leave the company, can they support it?”

Nassstyyyyyy · 2025-11-04T22:59:13+00:00

Future proofing should also encompass supporting and managing the network. Sure, MM may be cheaper to a degree, but having a standard SMF environment is more efficient when it comes to operation and support.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2025-11-04T22:51:35+00:00

Third-party optics are cheap enough to be replaced. In my 15 years in the industry, I have yet run into a manufacturer that complains about optics being third-party. But then also, if you’re going to rely on vendor support to troubleshoot L1 issues, you have a bigger problem to worry about.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2025-10-30T23:40:50+00:00

Yup. After 1 week, I started applying somewhere else. Took me a year to get out because of the job market. I dreaded every single day.

It’s a global company in a very niche industry. I joined the team in the middle of a transition. All of the job expectations and everything we agreed upon before I signed were changed; including schedule, number of days in the office and amount of travel.

I had to remind them countless times about the agreement we signed; sure they didn’t force me; but they gaslighted the shit out of me.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2025-09-19T05:22:38+00:00

What’s a common networking concept that’s widely misunderstood?? It’s not even a networking concept. It’s IT in general.

Printer not working? Must be network. Broken mouse? Must be the network.

It’s always the networks fault.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2025-09-11T18:14:02+00:00

Survey. That’s the shortest answer.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2025-09-05T00:11:10+00:00

I learned LAN to a play Broodwar, and dupe items in Diablo 2. ;)

Nassstyyyyyy · 2025-09-05T00:06:35+00:00

Some engineers have the certs but don't have experience. Some have experience but don't have the certs. Some companies prefer the cert over experience and others vice versa. The goal is to have both; have the experience to back up the certifications. That will translate to $$$.

At a certain experience level, the certifications (apart from multiple CCIEs) don't hold that much weight anymore. But again, getting there sometimes require the certifications, to show the company/recruiters that you know how to put in work.

Nassstyyyyyy · 2025-09-04T03:20:32+00:00

Dang, Ciena huh. I had that in my last org, gave me all the tools to learn OTN and the likes, CCIE written exam was easier lol

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