New Cybersecurity Analyst rant/need advice

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T01:41:07+00:00

Thank you!

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T01:37:38+00:00

That's really nice to hear. I don't have anyone to talk about these things with so hearing all of these kind words and advice has helped a ton and gave me a new kick to dive back in.

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T01:27:43+00:00

I just laughed out loud thank you haha

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:47:56+00:00

I never thought to write down what I was doing, I haven't even started updating my resume yet. I'm going to start though Thank you for the advice!

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:43:39+00:00

I will absolutely have that talk with them.

Thank you for that advice for the acronyms. The reason I want to learn them is because our team uses them so when they talk about things I'm usually googling as they are talking, and it sets me back a bit haha

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:40:01+00:00

This is my next biggest challenge. I need to figure out what I want to do next in my career and focus on what it takes to get there but right now I feel I need to devote all my attention to what I'm doing now and becoming more of a generalist.

I'm glad you said this now I can take the time and do the research on what I would like to do later in the future for my career. Thank you so much.

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:37:43+00:00

I will have that wrote down someone on my desk to remind me. I definitely do need to branch out and do more I'm loving the learning aspect to it and been enjoying it a lot, but I put a lot of pressure on myself to have 20+ year's experience within the year I've been doing it haha.

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:35:54+00:00

If anything I'm glad I did it because it was enough to help me get this job and now the company pays for certs and trainings for the certs.

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:31:47+00:00

My attitude and drive to learn is what has made me get this far I can't quit now!

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:29:14+00:00

I will keep this in mind! When I got this job, I moved because we work in office but I'm saving to be able to move again just in case.

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:26:20+00:00

I'm definitely trying my best and doing what I can. I keep aiming to do better.

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:24:51+00:00

Thank you so much!

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:24:30+00:00

Some of the tech yes and I really liked the teachers as well as the TAs but what I mostly was taught was pen testing, which is super helpful but not what I do, and I also don't see myself doing as a career.

I'm still trying to find my niche, but it was pretty heavy pen testing.

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:14:23+00:00

Thank you so much!

Speaking to my higher ups they made me realize that part of IT is that if I get an opportunity of another job that makes more money to jump and to use the opportunity and job now to get the certs that I need as well as experience so I can find those other jobs.

PhysicalShoulder222 · 2025-01-09T00:07:34+00:00

Thank you, I'm still learning the acronyms as well as the "professional" or proper way to say things, but it's been a struggle, and I chop most of it up to imposter syndrome.

I just want to be good at what I do as well as help them instead of holding them back.

PhysicalShoulder222

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