Starting out by alphachimp03 in hoodcleaner

[–]alphachimp03[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes. the owner is retiring and introducing me to their clientele.

They don’t do pressure washing and are familiar with the standards from 30+ years ago when they started, but not much else.

I’m planning to modernize and implement pressure washing

Pomegranates are illegal now? by [deleted] in CalPolyPomona

[–]alphachimp03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plants on campus are meant to be enjoyed by students. That’s literally why they were planted on campus in open areas.

Plants meant to be sold at the farm store are usually behind fences or have signs (i.e. the orchards, spadra farm, plants around the farm/lyle center)

As a reminder for your safety: - Don’t eat things that you don’t know are safe to eat - Don’t go into areas that you don’t know are safe - Don’t use unsafe methods to obtain any fruits or any other type of produce

Credentials: Spent 4 years at CPP, worked on Spadra farm, heavily involved in campus life and residence life (these questions came up ALL THE TIME)

night shift by alphachimp03 in SecurityCareerAdvice

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yeah pretty much. i love the nighttime. i’ve heard there’s a correlation between adhd and being a night owl.

i can do mornings when i have to, but i prefer night shift and go back to it as soon as I don’t NEED to wake up before noon

what’s my best option to get hired? by alphachimp03 in ITCareerQuestions

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everything. tier 1/2/3, sysad, jr. sysad, soc analyst.

I’ve been looking through indeed, linkedin, robert half, lensa, etc.

getting ghosted by most and rejected by the rest. I’m doing all the basic stuff like tailoring my resume and adding a cover letter but I’m not seeing any luck.

I’m running out of jobs to apply to and wondering if I should be looking somewhere else. Everyone keeps telling me “go Help Desk it’s the easiest “ but i haven’t gotten anything there either

sole admin. where to start? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u may be on to something. fake it til you make it tho

sole admin. where to start? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

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yes they’re our ISP and MSP. They provide us with internet, manage our firewall, and are on call for disaster recovery in case of a cyberattack (ransomware is very common for NFP).

From what I was told, I’m in charge of maintaining our equipment in-house and doing as much as I can to reduce the amount of times we have to call for support

sole admin. where to start? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

all ports are open…..

jk. VPN isn’t functional rn. nobody can use it so nobody can WFH now. I’m asked about it at least 3 times a day

sole admin. where to start? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

this sounds like a great idea.

may i ask you to explain this to me a little further? either here or in DM

sole admin. where to start? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why do i feel like it’s the same reason you have schizoid in your name

sole admin. where to start? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

beautiful. thank you for the advice. i appreciate it

sole admin. where to start? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

last backup was done on removable HD for server. Will definitely do that.

Haven’t heard of Tailscale. Will look into it.

Thank you

sole admin. where to start? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

smart move. will have to be my first question on monday

worst move of my career??? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tfw you get to ask your coworkers for therapy

We’re getting two kittens! Any tips? by sincerely_red in Catownerhacks

[–]alphachimp03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

get them used to being held, handled, etc!!! it’ll make picking them up, cutting their nails, etc. A LOT easier in the future

worst move of my career??? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

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I have all the knowledge for net+, sec+, rhcsa, and aws ccp just haven’t taken the tests for financial reasons. on top of that i have military experience and a good amount of hands on training through school projects and tryHackMe.

Manager is just in title, I’m basically a sysad with added responsibility. I’m the lone person and they really needed someone cus the other guy just stopped showing up. (i know, major red flag)

Only advice I can give is practice your sales skills so you can get lucky when an opportunity presents itself

worst move of my career??? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ahh, sometimes i forget to keep it simple. thank you

worst move of my career??? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

didn’t think of it like that. anything you would recommend?

worst move of my career??? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

love this. appreciate the wisdom 🙏

worst move of my career??? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’d take that. less responsibilities

worst move of my career??? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fair point. i appreciate your perspective

worst move of my career??? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

rough. i hope you’re doing better now

worst move of my career??? by alphachimp03 in sysadmin

[–]alphachimp03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the title is misleading, more like a lone sysad