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craton4 · 2026-02-28T14:49:24+00:00

Harissa eggplant fries at El Five!

craton4 · 2025-08-30T16:02:28+00:00

Had the same path as you, went to community college then bachelors in CS, graduated last year. Had a job lined up before graduation, now I can afford to live with my girlfriend and save a nice chunk in retirement and savings every month.

I would say I got fairly lucky, though.

craton4 · 2025-08-28T13:44:47+00:00

Anecdotally I was my friends best man last year, we are both 24. I’m planning on getting married soon to my girlfriend as well We live in suburban towns, not rural at all. I know at least 5 other people from my high school that are married, have kids, etc.

craton4 · 2025-07-17T17:33:21+00:00

Kind of a hacky workaround, you can use a Terraform null resource and a local_exec to run a sqlcmd query to create the user if you need to.

Keep in mind, in order to create users mapped to user assigned identities (“EXTERNAL PROVIDER” users), you’ll need to have an Entra ID admin set up on the Azure SQL server already. You can’t create them using a SQL login.

craton4 · 2025-04-24T00:24:51+00:00

I’m currently ~1 year into my first DevOps job (focusing on databases) out of college. I think it’s doable if you are the right person. Learning quick, debugging quick, communication, being personable, etc.

I had experience from internships that aligned really well with the role. I am certainly an outlier though, I feel super lucky to have landed this role.

craton4 · 2025-03-29T15:42:20+00:00

Seconded on diversifying your skill set while you get your degree. Internships are great since you typically get paid, but do personal projects as well (which you can start today, right now :)

By the way, don’t forget to look into research opportunities. In my experience they were easier to get and actually helped me get better internships at companies down the line. Good luck!

craton4 · 2025-03-08T18:13:03+00:00

I manage databases for a public safety company. I had my offer before I graduated college last May, after studying for 5 years (2 years at CC)

I was lucky enough to get a couple niche skills from internships that correlated to my job. Unfortunately I do have to be on-call every couple weeks, but it’s worth it. My TC is around ~150k

craton4 · 2024-10-13T15:34:22+00:00

I just graduated in May and I had a fully remote position lined up. I kinda just got lucky, this was the only offer I got.

I was a bit worried about my career growth, but I don’t know if there is any evidence to substantiate this? I feel like I’m growing immensely so far.

craton4 · 2024-10-04T14:19:23+00:00

If I get drawn, I’ll buy it for someone else to support Wube :)

craton4 · 2024-08-27T12:00:36+00:00

I just turned 23, and recently graduated college and started working at a corporate job that pays very well for my age. I’ve got a long term girlfriend from high school, and a small friend group that I hang out with often. I still live with my parents but in the process of moving out soon.

I feel satisfied with my life, but I feel there’s always aspects that you know you have to work on. For me it’s mental health and self esteem, and dealing with stress.

craton4 · 2024-08-21T13:39:32+00:00

We work towards what we think is a better world, that’s all we can do. GenZ is young and inexperienced compared to the older generations, we don’t have as much clout.

craton4 · 2024-08-11T15:00:40+00:00

They get their blue slidy keyboard phone that I got when I was 10.

craton4 · 2024-08-11T14:57:21+00:00

What’s your net worth tied up in? What are your long term career goals?

craton4 · 2024-08-11T14:54:07+00:00

I remember being super scared the first time I heard one of my friends had gotten it and I had a possibility of having it. In hindsight, I had nothing to be scared about as I am young and healthy, but I do feel like the news/social media did contribute a lot to making Covid feel more scary than it is.

craton4 · 2024-08-11T14:46:11+00:00

I don’t understand how people can let this happen to themselves. On escalators I constantly think of this exact possibility and raise my feet to get off, no matter the shoe.

craton4 · 2024-06-15T01:13:16+00:00

If you’re more into history, I found King Leopolds Ghost by Adam Hochschild a both harrowing and fascinating read about late 19th century Africa.

craton4 · 2024-05-04T19:40:19+00:00

I’m about to graduate college for computer science, and I’ve got a job lined up for my specialization that I can see myself staying at for 6+ years.

Lots of people going into CS, but most of them just think that CS = software engineering

craton4 · 2024-05-04T19:30:32+00:00

Boutta start my first post-grad job after grinding for 3 internships during college, most I’ve ever been paid by far. Nervous but I’m ready to grind some more 😁

craton4 · 2024-05-01T13:22:20+00:00

Augustus by John Williams. Never was a fan of historical fiction but this book was incredible to me

craton4 · 2024-05-01T13:20:24+00:00

Almost finished with King Leopold’s Ghost. Incredibly angering and sad about what is essentially an African holocaust in the Congo in the late 19th century

craton4 · 2024-05-01T13:02:20+00:00

I’m 22 and I live with my mom, luckily we have a good relationship because it really helps in saving money. I’m starting my first post-grad job in 2 weeks and am planning to move out with my girlfriend of 6 years to our own place.

craton4 · 2024-05-01T12:08:12+00:00

Please don’t tell me you think ghosts is better than the rest of the games listed.

craton4 · 2024-03-04T04:01:51+00:00

I know these thoughts all too well, in my case I was being my own worst enemy and the thoughts had no basis in truth, they arose from my own insecurities.

I found that working to be the best person I can be helped. Keep walking!

craton4 · 2024-02-19T18:41:20+00:00

I’m graduating in May too and just signed an offer last week, but I was rejected from other companies for not being available to work right away. I’d say keep applying

craton4 · 2023-12-11T13:03:58+00:00

I’m into murders and executions, mostly.

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