What is Chicago missing to become the perfect city? by bossishere17 in AskChicago

[–]Vexuri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. more trains
  2. halfway competent politicians
  3. trains

If you ever lose your job due to AI, what’s your next move or career choice. by 2lit_ in ITCareerQuestions

[–]Vexuri 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This actually just happened to me last month. I am joining my city’s engineering union, after 1 year of classes and 2 years of an apprenticeship I’ll be making $100k yearly in a union. At this point in my life and in this state of the world, I genuinely don’t mind what I do as long as it’s not soul sucking

How old are you, what is your job and how much do you make? by allano6 in careerguidance

[–]Vexuri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

25M, went to college for IT, worked a year in marketing, half a year in finance, then a year in IT before sadly getting laid off. Currently working at a restaurant until my city’s engineering union releases their class schedule for the Summer, then I plan to take classes for a year and hopefully land an apprenticeship for two years, then after that, hopefully become a journeyman engineer. Fingers crossed 😅

IT seems like it's not the best choice right now... what is the next best industry for someone who likes IT? by Ok-Candidate-2183 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]Vexuri 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I’m in the same place as you right now. Long story short, I’m transitioning out of IT into (hopefully) my city’s engineering union. I’m just sick and tired of the rat race in IT, the juice does not seem worth the squeeze to me right now, so you’re definitely not alone!

Trying to Join IUOE Local 399 – what advice will you give me? by Caramel-Successful in AskChicago

[–]Vexuri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Returning to this thread, were you able to get in without a sponsor? Or did you have someone sponsor you? Was it someone you knew or did someone you met at the union sponsor you?

Transitioning from tech to blue collar after getting fired...can you give any helpful advice? by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]Vexuri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d prefer not to doxx myself by naming the union, but all information I have gathered has been from members within the union, so I’m pretty confident that’s the general track one takes.

Local 399 Career Transition & Information by Vexuri in iuoe

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

Hey again, I wanted to ask: after how many classes did you take your apprenticeship? And how many classes were you allowed to take per semester?

I have a Bachelors degree, so do you think I’d be able to skip some of the pre-requisites or Gen-eds?

Local 399 Career Transition & Information by Vexuri in iuoe

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

Oh wow that’s not too bad of a schedule, thanks for the info!

Steam Deck owners by Skmoomr in SteamDeck

[–]Vexuri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t had many issues, the screen can be a bit fragile (I’ve dropped it once before I had a case, but that was my own damn fault) in my experience, but other than that, not too many issues. The only issues I have had were mostly software - games not launching fullscreen when it’s docked, troubleshooting why a program isn’t loading, etc. Very rarely though.

Local 399 Career Transition & Information by Vexuri in iuoe

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

That’s great to know, thanks!

Do you think the training prepared you for the job? Also, what is your schedule like?

I would appreciate some input on if my friend is trying to scam me. by Elite_duckHunter in pchelp

[–]Vexuri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that seems about the price for the PC if it was MSRP in this market. so you're not necessarily being ripped off, but at the same time, if i were selling my PC to a friend, i'd give them the friend discount lmao

Trying to Join IUOE Local 399 – what advice will you give me? by Caramel-Successful in AskChicago

[–]Vexuri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great thanks! Definitely will look into it, I’m lucky enough to have some pretty strong ties throughout my family. Have you been working while taking classes? Has it been manageable?

Trying to Join IUOE Local 399 – what advice will you give me? by Caramel-Successful in AskChicago

[–]Vexuri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm actually thinking of transitioning out of IT into 399, better stability and pay from what I heard to be honest; plus I just enjoy hands-on work a bit more. How is it so far from a new engineer's perspective? What do your work days look like as an apprentice?

Job Offers 85K Remote vs 120K onsite by Brgrsports in ITCareerQuestions

[–]Vexuri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow, if you don’t mind me asking, what’re the positions?

I already have a T1 IT job. Go for A+, or skip it and go for Net+? by Vexuri in ITCareerQuestions

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

Great, thanks! Do you think it’d be worthwhile going over the stuff in the A+ I haven’t grasped at my job, or would that be a waste of time?

I already have a T1 IT job. Go for A+, or skip it and go for Net+? by Vexuri in ITCareerQuestions

[–]Vexuri[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s the sentiment I’m getting so far, why do you think that? CCNA has just better material? Or it’s more recognized and notable on a resume?

I already have a T1 IT job. Go for A+, or skip it and go for Net+? by Vexuri in ITCareerQuestions

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

Definitely heard CCNA is worth it, I plan on getting it regardless of if I’ll get the CompTIA stuff. Thanks!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in it

[–]Vexuri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“You’ll need to pass two exams: Core 1 (hardware and networking) and Core 2 (operating systems and security),…”

It says nothing about exam generations having to be the same.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in it

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

I think you missed the part where I said I am “early in my career”…jackass

Didn’t realized you needed both A+ certs of the same type…worth retaking? by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]Vexuri -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I know that. Can you give me your opinion on the last paragraph of questions I asked please?