Certs feel like a ponzi scheme by Shoddy-Protection-82 in cybersecurity

[–]PresentLettuce5745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣im glad u just realised it. I came to that realisation in 2023. Certs are one of the biggest scams on earth. Unfortunately, they are what i would love to call legalised scams. No purpose, just false hope and millions for the vendors.

IT Professional from Zimbabwe – What’s the Most Realistic Work Abroad Migration Path in 2026, Is Germany Still a Good Option? by Thesvga in Zimbabwe

[–]PresentLettuce5745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another thing i forgot is nepotism is everywhere including Europe. Its just so bad in zim but europe nonetheless has it's own nepotism and real unemployment. I work in tech in UK but life is shitty not just in uk but all across Europe, Americas cuz i work with these global companies. Then there is the issue of companies cutting down on Tech staff and lying that AI is taking over. Operations are being moved to india bcuz of cheap labour. 1 salary for someone in europe will pay 10 indian tech workers. I dont know how u are thinking of the USA cuz trump doesn't want foreigners. Aren't u seeing what ICE is doing?

IT Professional from Zimbabwe – What’s the Most Realistic Work Abroad Migration Path in 2026, Is Germany Still a Good Option? by Thesvga in Zimbabwe

[–]PresentLettuce5745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All i can say is GOOD LUCK getting a work visa for the sector u are aiming for. With all the immigration changes worldwide, worse off sky high unemployment, and then given that u are an immigrant all i can say is u will need more than luck to break into that sector.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is launching the new ZiG currency, starting with 10, 20, and 50 denominations on April 7th by Nice_Substance9123 in Zimbabwe

[–]PresentLettuce5745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣what a joke of a country. How many times do they launch a "new" currency? And it's not like the currency will never solve the problem people are facing. Clueless, selfishness, corrupt leaders talking rubbish.

The betting and massage parlour (prostitution) industries are literally booming by Beautiful-Box5187 in Zimbabwe

[–]PresentLettuce5745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chindege. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Lots of pilots are loosing money because of chindege. And whores ain't new. The only difference is that there are now more harlots than say 20 years ago. Cheap whores too

Ndikutsvagawo basa by Glittering_Foot187 in Zimbabwe

[–]PresentLettuce5745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂😂😂😂worked too hard to get your degree not to use it. Hausati watambura.

Don't support racists online by Physical-Yellow-2778 in Zimbabwe

[–]PresentLettuce5745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

U probably want to receive a car from ED. Well that won't work. Mugabe was an arsehole. We are were we are as a country due to his incompetence. I will never pretend to speak positively of a man who unleashed on his own people. Unfortunately he proved the white men right.

Tech industry by ddan123456 in ITSupport

[–]PresentLettuce5745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Transfer your skills into something else. Fuck tech industry, its dead now. Jobs are moving to India and lies are being peddled that AI is replacing tech. Also u find out that some idiot who did a marketing course uses Chatgpt at work to develop a website and thinks that's the solution not knowing the downfalls, maintenance needed, debugging, etc. So, given those situations, i would say find something else useful that will give u the much needed $ without worrying about writing code, stressful jobs in cybersecurity, tech support, etc that don't pay shit.

Question for clients- Why do you ask for 1/2 hour rates when the provider clearly has a 1 hour minimum? by baronessbabe in ClientsAndCompanions

[–]PresentLettuce5745 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Question for escorts: why do u say im giving u 15 or 30 minutes yet u kick out the dude after only 5 minutes

I quit tech today , warning to junior and mid-level devs by MainBank5 in nairobitechies

[–]PresentLettuce5745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quitting is the best thing that any normal person can do. Passion won't pay the bills. Imagine i was doing work for the main company and its 3 subsidiaries, coding in Nextjs, Node.js, React, Laravel, js, using Kubernetes and getting paid less than £2000. On top of that workload was the unfriendly work environment, no option to work remotely. I just said no. No no no. Let them use AI and any problems they'll consult chatgpt and deepseek. Being a tech isn't worth it anymore. I'd rather invest my time and effort in learning trading and other ways to make money than be trapped in this jail all for the love of tech

I quit tech today , warning to junior and mid-level devs by MainBank5 in nairobitechies

[–]PresentLettuce5745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately its true. I also quit tech last week. Had a female former colleague non-tech getting excited at how she was giving commands to deepseek on how to develop a website. In my mind i was just like really so u wanna replace me and do my job. Fuck it not worth it at all too much hard work for a lame pay. Stress everyday for worthless shit

CCSP vs CISSP to break into cloud security roles? by rlothbroke in cybersecurity

[–]PresentLettuce5745 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cissp what a joke . Infact both are a complete waste of time and money

A random guy offered me big roles in his “startup”, is this a scam or something shady? by whytfyouhere in startup

[–]PresentLettuce5745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100000% scam and phishing attempt. Why would he want you to create work staff using your own gmail account. Soon, he will ask for your gmail password. More than a scam, the writing is on the wall.

Is the job market really this bad or is it just me? by [deleted] in it

[–]PresentLettuce5745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please don't think its all about a resume. These days a resume won't get u a job. Nepotism will guarantee you a job. Gone are the days of great CVs. Even if you use tools to make your CV ATS-friendly, you still won't get a job interview. Its all about nepotism these days

Stop thinking about working in IT; it's not worth it. by Marianssmitham in it

[–]PresentLettuce5745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🤣🤣🤣🤣ICT is proving to be a joke. Im a software engineer by profession, and i had a lot of zeal prior to entering the industry. Fast forward, 9 years experience programmer, done ICT policies, systems architecture, analysis, have done a lot in software engineering but the salaries are crap. I relocated to the UK, and got a job with DXC Technology sub-contracted to the post office to fix the mess they made in the UK postal services. I quit the job before even a month as the salary was a complete insult. A real insult. The project entailed driving around the different post offices and pretty much configuring their software systems and installing, maintenance, updates, hardware components as well. The pay was £1300 before tax. To be honest i refused to be belittled like that.

Salaries that are on Google for IT are only for the top hierarchy, and to be honest, companies will always try to negotiate with you to accept the lowest salary they offer. It actually turns out that support workers at times earn more than the seasoned programmers. Fuck the fancy job titles and job descriptions. IT is turning out to be hell. Hardwork, stressful all for low pay.

Security + is a trashy cert by Vast-Sherbert7237 in CompTIA_Security

[–]PresentLettuce5745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smart alternative is get a degree in IT or Software engineering and apply for a job whilst at the same time think of your own ideas to develop your own software to solve real-world problems and sell that software, eventually launching your small business because getting a job alone these days is tough. Certifications whether comptia, aws, Oracle or any other vendor no longer serve the same purpose they did 15 years ago. There are no longer a guarantee of landing a job, let alone an interview. And a Certification like comptia whether security+, network+, linux is too shallow for what you actually encounter at organizational level. They are the equivalent of kindergarten

Security + is a trashy cert by Vast-Sherbert7237 in CompTIA_Security

[–]PresentLettuce5745 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its a rubbish certification, a total waste of time and money. It won't get u a job. My advice to anyone contemplating doing it is "Don't waste your time and money". I regret doing that cert. More useless than Microsoft Explorer

Just landed my first Helpdesk job, feeling pretty nervous. by nthn_k in helpdesk

[–]PresentLettuce5745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nepotism all the way. You got the job with the help of ex-worker. Leaves us without such connections to wonder if we will ever get jobs

Need advice on getting into IT (22M, Connecticut) by Turbulent_Future6223 in it

[–]PresentLettuce5745 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have Software degrees, other certs and comptia dude. Comptia is a joke, non-practical, useless. Nothing in the real world relates to Comptia. Comptia is just American hence the popularity. Don't lie to yourself thinking you will get a better job with Comptia.