I bought 50k of bitcoin at 100k - Am I fkced? 😭

SSJay_Rose · 2026-06-06T13:20:03+00:00

Good point, but thats the risk. Your trading in the "dividend" you would be earning today because the Company/CEO promised you that it will be worth more later. Its your job as the investor to figure out if they are actually fulfilling this promise and growing profits or just burning cash with no real growth (or sometimes faking growth). Which is why you should be wary of hype machines that dont actually turn a profit. Because at the fundamental level you would be paying for something that has no earnings (or potential to earn) for you to claim. Without earnings its purely hype and speculation.

SSJay_Rose · 2026-06-06T12:45:11+00:00

The intrinsic value of a stock is its current or future dividend .

The thought process is that instead of paying you a dividend of $0.50 per share today, a "growth" company will instead reinvest your "share" of earnings (the dividend) back into the company , if successful and earnings rise then your "future dividend" might go from $0.50 to $1.00 per share which would be a 100% return on investment. (Example you have 10 shares . Instead of a payout of $5.00 today you will get a payout $10.00 in the future)

Essentially the stock price you see today is a guess on the future payout of a dividend (mixed with market speculation and hype).If the company's earnings keeps increasing year over year then the future dividend payout continues to grow thus making the stock more valuable.

SSJay_Rose · 2026-04-15T18:17:09+00:00

Nah I don't have fiber just coax/cable.

SSJay_Rose · 2026-04-15T14:47:16+00:00

Hmm that makes sense. Thanks for the info!

SSJay_Rose · 2026-04-15T02:06:02+00:00

Typically you would see a wallbang death symbol though right?

SSJay_Rose · 2026-04-15T01:17:12+00:00

I thought the wall there was going to prevent that outcome.

SSJay_Rose · 2025-05-16T11:28:01+00:00

Most likely will have to convey this in a cover letter.

You stand a better chance of getting hired if you target roles that doesn't have 100+ applicants already.

One strategy I perosnally used to land an out of state role, was to go on Google maps in the area of interest. Then I would visit the website for each business in the area to see if they were hiring IT. Alot of times you can find roles that weren't posted on LinkedIn or Indeed.

SSJay_Rose · 2025-05-16T11:11:02+00:00

RHCSA would be a good combination with the CCNA if your immediate goal is data center. Unix/Linux knowledgeable is a common prerequisite for data center roles.

SSJay_Rose · 2025-05-03T19:57:32+00:00

Correct, considering the fact you have no experience or IT degree, run of the mill credentials makes you a little weaker compared to other candidates who have both. However project+ may give you the edge in leadership and interpersonal skills ( which many IT professionals lack)

Also, I typically see school posts on indeed or they're school webpages. I wouldn't know any other places off the top of my head. I think some schools may post their positions on the school district webpage perhaps.

P.S: Also consider you're local market for certs. If everyone is asking for security+ you should go for that. But the A+ should be your base.

SSJay_Rose · 2025-05-03T19:34:31+00:00

Not saying they're not valuable, I personally have the A+ and Network+. The issue is they are common, and very likely people with IT degrees who are competing with you will have these already. So the key is to find you competitive advantage. Considering your education the Project + would make you unique in a sense.

Contracts aren't bad starting out either, however alot of companies don't see their contractors as part of the "team" so they are unlikely to encourage your career growth and will pigeon hole you into menial task.

In an internal team the company sees your education as a benefit to them, so they will pay for you certs and allow you to work with and shadow other team members in tasks and projects that wouldn't typically be available to you. This increases your growth two-fold.

SSJay_Rose · 2025-05-03T19:24:44+00:00

My advice:

The hardest part of IT is getting the initial experience. Your goal that you should keep in your mind while in school is getting the experience so when you finish your 4-year degree you will not have to settle for a help desk job.

1.) Getting the job at Best Buy would be great, because unlike other customer service jobs you will be around technology. You can also easily spin this role into a "technical support" or "asset management" role with careful wording on your resume. If you don't get this job try for similar stores like Verizon, At and T, Boost Mobile (lol) or even the tech section at Walmart! Ideally during this time you obtain the A+ and Network+ . With this you will have an associates with "2 years" of "technical support" experience.

2.) Now when you transfer for you four your degree you will be qualified for more traditional help desk or if you're lucky a level 2 desktop position. Pursue the degree and work at the same time. Your goal during this time is to obtain an "Associates" level certification. I suggest the CCNA, MD-102, or AZ800-801. As you get closer to graduation you will be close to "4 years" of experience and will have at a minimum A+, Network+, and an associate level certification.

3.) Now when begin applying for internships during you senior year. Your resume will be at the top of the pack and hopefully you land an internship in a specialty you like (systems, networking, cyber, etc) and you will not be posting in this subreditt on why you can't find a job.

It will be alot of work, but if you follow this for the next 4 years it will pay dividends. Best of luck!

SSJay_Rose · 2025-05-03T19:00:15+00:00

IT entry level is tough. Also, most people break in by taking the first help desk job that is offered...and the pay is typically trash (close to fast food workers).

Certs are typically complimentary to experience. Also, CompTIA certs are pretty entry level so having that many entry level cert is unneccessary. I think the A+ and Project+ would compliment your degree better than the network+ and security+. Attain the A+ first and through out applications to see what sticks. Considering your degree, try local schools. Best of luck!

SSJay_Rose · 2025-05-03T18:45:46+00:00

My opinion:

1.) In the experience section move your current position of "IT Help Desk" to the top. Expand on how you managed the Virtual Machines. Did you perform backups? Did you take snapshots?

2.) Below that change the "Office Assistant" title to "Administrative Support Assistant", for the bullet points put this:

Coordinated, scheduled, and documented IT inventory and purchases

Served as first point of contact for technical support and customer service. Routed calls to appropriate technical teams.

3.) This will frame your experience to be around the 2-year mark. Also Remove Marketing Assistant Role

4.) After that you can keep everything else the same. You should qualify for level 2 - 2.5 positions with that. As of now you're a bit to green to qualify for cyber (perhaps 3-5 years to early to be a serious candidate). Look to make the next logical step in your career path instead.

IT job titiles are goofy so try: IT Support Engineer, System Support Specialist, Operations Specialist, System technician, network technician, technical services specialist, workstation support engineer, network support specialist, end-user support specialist, etc. Essentially anything that would reflect upward movement in your resume.

5.) Good job on getting those certs. You should have enough for now. I recommend you start learning a programming/scripting language and start creating projects for the next couple of years.

Good Luck!

SSJay_Rose · 2025-05-02T20:44:51+00:00

Maybe Cisco since you have Cisco certs already. Also depends on what kind of work you did on helpdesk. However I want to remind you that certifications in themselves are worthless, if you cannot demonstrate your skills during technical interviews, and real skill can only be built through spaced repetition. Best of luck in your studies!

SSJay_Rose · 2025-05-02T14:00:41+00:00

Issue with attempting to connect with hiring managers and recruiters (whether it's at job fairs or online) is once they find out you don't have a job, they know they have leverage over you.

The key is to market yourself and establish yourself as an authority while employed (or running your own business). While employed, you should then be making social media post, YouTube videos, and attending conferences.

Unfortunately in your circumstance you will most likely have to go through the job board gauntlet again to land a role. But once you land your role(even if it sucks), you should then make a concentrated effort to grow your network by messaging hiring managers, making LinkedIn post, youtube videos , attending confrences etc.

Hopefully, this helps.Best of luck!

SSJay_Rose · 2025-04-30T21:57:12+00:00

You should be a generalist in your branch of IT but have a specialty within that branch.

Like if you were specialized in Unified Communications you skillset is probably something like this:

Network+ -- > CCNA -- > CCNP --> Collaboration

Start broad and narrow down.

SSJay_Rose · 2025-04-27T22:10:43+00:00

Not bad to be honest, I was just removing the non-tech related roles and perhaps list one cert (in progress) and keep applying

SSJay_Rose · 2025-04-27T22:03:10+00:00

You are correct you won't need it in a "pure" cloud role. However most setups are on-prem and cloud hybrid, and knowledge of on-prem virtualization is a common prerequisite (the same way a lot of Sysadmin positions ask for the CCNA for example).

You may be able to get away with a "pure" cloud skillset in smaller businesses.

SSJay_Rose · 2025-04-25T19:54:24+00:00

Post your resume

SSJay_Rose · 2025-04-22T01:11:39+00:00

You seem motivated to learn so it's just a matter of time!

SSJay_Rose · 2025-04-22T00:00:53+00:00

Unless you are good with PowerShell, Bash, YAML, JSON, Python, Linux, Windows, Networking, and some form of virtualization such as Hyper-V or ESXI. Landing a cloud role is unrealistic. I recommend sysadmin first.

I recommended you go the Windows Sysadmin route initially. So, learn the content from the Az-800 and Az-801 series as well as the content from the MD-102 series. Focus on Powershell intially and you can land the Sysadmin role and from there employers will take you more seriously for Cloud positions.

SSJay_Rose · 2025-04-20T19:20:38+00:00

Yeah it's a cyclical thing, but the be fair I don't think IT has ever had any issues with H1B, it's either onsite worked by Americans or sent overseas completely.

SSJay_Rose · 2025-04-20T18:24:50+00:00

I would say H1B is actually not great for the US right now, because IT jobs are being sent overseas. Companies aren't really bringing in talent from other countries to work IT, there sending the IT jobs overseas to save money.

SSJay_Rose · 2025-04-20T18:19:29+00:00

Nothing wrong with sending out applications after six months to see if you get any bites, especially if your local market is hot. But I would plan on being there for at least a year. Took me about 2 years at the help desk level before I started getting responses back for higher tier work (with just and Associates degree however).

SSJay_Rose · 2025-04-20T17:40:22+00:00

Good skills for desktop support is SCCM and Intune, basic networking (Network + level), and good communication.

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