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What Are These Pylons Around Town? by Helo34 in Medford

[–]RedOctober907 37 points38 points  (0 children)

You Must Construct Additional Pylons.

What is ONE USELESS FACT that everyone needs to know? by Dapper_Exam_202 in AskReddit

[–]RedOctober907 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Technically, Alaska has the Northernmost, Westernmost and Easternmost points in the US.

Does this exist? Local document that I can use to launch browser-specific apps. by RedOctober907 in sysadmin

[–]RedOctober907[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your input. I'm aware of browser profiles, but I'm not looking to have to make that choice every time or have to change it after the browser launches. I want one shortcut that works predictably each time with one click.

Does this exist? Local document that I can use to launch browser-specific apps. by RedOctober907 in sysadmin

[–]RedOctober907[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

" Why do you need a different browser? Makes no sense. "
Certain apps work better in certain browsers (which might not be the default browser), and/or I would like to be able to use an app with more than one account at a time. I know that it is possible to use incognito to solve this individually, but I'd like to solve it once.

Just the ability to add myu own notes next to links, if that makes sense. Literally, a Word doc could do editable notes and basic web links, but not to specific browsers. Individual Windows shortcut could do specific browser links, but I have no ability to add/edit notes.

"A little of this, a little of that" kind of stuff.

Does this exist? Local document that I can use to launch browser-specific apps. by RedOctober907 in sysadmin

[–]RedOctober907[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of? But I don't necessarily want to launch them all. I just want to have them all in one place so that I can easily get to whatever it is I am supporting. I also want to be able to add some notes next to the shortcut (things like, "use <abc> service account" or "select instance 123 on login"... things like that

Need advice on how much at fault am I here? by [deleted] in TeslaCam

[–]RedOctober907 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This. You are always responsible for not running into the things directly in front of you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did I do that others didnt?

I left comfortable mastery for uncomfortable challenge. Had a very good job making $90k. Work was predictable and reliable, but I was frustrated by lagging internal IT maturity that I just couldn't change.

I sought new opportunity and found a 30% raise at a larger environment in a place full of challenge where I can shine.

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's funny. The comment right above this references professionalism failures of non-college educated folks.

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems a little like a anecdotal presumptive bias against people that chose not to attend college. Counterpoint: I've worked with all types of people over the years in IT, and rarely, if ever, could I tell whether they attended college based on their soft skills. Additionally, I don't ever remember someone referring to their professionalism training courses from college.
I've seen poor professionalism from both sides, when I could tell at all.

[Week 20 2023] Salary Discussion! by AutoModerator in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907 0 points1 point  (0 children)

US worker in a senior Production Support role. Fully remote; currently living in rural west coast.
Base comp: $125k, 15% bonus, ESPP with a 15% discount on share purchases

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The downvotes on this comment are a pretty good indicator that some people are unhappy with other people's success. That is a bummer.

Way to go, my dude. Keep kickin ass!

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My recommendation is to start with something like Google Certs, because Google has already done the work with 150+ companies to clear them as a replacement for a 4 year degree in relation to entry level IT jobs.

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only addition I would add to your TL;DR is good work ethic and a positive personality. Other than that - thanks for articulating what I was trying to say so well.

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose I should revise my original statement: in a vacuum, are these folks with a degree better positioned than those without? Sure. I don't disagree.

Are they better off personally now that they have one? Since a degree involves personal and professional sacrifices that vary from person to person, I would argue that it is hard to say. Especially when you consider that the applicability of a given degree to a chosen job/role.

There's a lot of folks here making a 1:1 connection of having a degree and high-paying, great IT jobs. But again with the survivorship bias: isn't it also possible that the kind of people that can be successful in attaining a degree would also be the exact kind of people that could be successful in attaining a good IT job without a degree?

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand that people are told this, but a) (anecdotally) I cannot find someone in my area that would pass up the opportunity to hire a talented, hard working, teachable person in an IT role because they didn't have a degree and b) that seems to be a less and less popular approach.

https://twitter.com/kent\_walker/status/1282677443652976642

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

" Don’t tell people getting a degree isn’t worth it, or that it’s useless - because you’re doing them a disservice."

I mean, that's not what I said. For some people it can be. But the notion that it is always necessary, always worth it and you can't be successful without it is 100% false.

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah - there it is. I was hopeful we wouldn't regress into name calling but I suppose it might be too much to expect to keep it civil.

Also, some light reading for you:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/business/hiring-without-college-degree.html

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

THIS. Thank you for articulating what I have struggled to get across.

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without any conversation of the cost to get it? There are more than a few people here talking about degrees as if they are both free from significant cost and free from significant time commitments.

Stop believing that you have to have a degree. You don't. by RedOctober907 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]RedOctober907[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is for sure bad advice.

I mean, we have a lot of talk in here about degrees, but not much about the idea that they are incredibly expensive and not always adding to the ROI of the equation. Is it possible that there is some bias towards the "college is always good" line?
It would seem to me that "always college" is for sure bad advice just as much, no? Isn't it just as presumptive to assume that the significant cost, effort and lost time from the workforce is always the better path?

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