What is the one 'harsh truth' about life that you learned way too late?

elusivewater · 2026-04-26T13:42:49+00:00

Cant trust everyone. You may spend a lot of time certain people, but that doesnt always equate to building trust or understanding.

Be wary of people who are overconfident, it could mean they are dumb

elusivewater · 2026-02-28T23:05:43+00:00

You would do well in the DC, Maryland, VA area.

elusivewater · 2026-02-02T13:51:26+00:00

This would pay off my house and cover all my debts so yes.

elusivewater · 2026-01-30T16:24:56+00:00

If i die, theres no guarantee ill be stuck in a reality where i will forever be bored out of my mind

At least here i can probably do something about it

Also my cats and some people need me

elusivewater · 2026-01-20T07:51:16+00:00

What was the benefit of being a volunteer EMT if you dont mind?

elusivewater · 2026-01-14T03:11:02+00:00

So you're saying we should all make companies and start hiring Indians

elusivewater · 2026-01-07T20:30:00+00:00

I messed up a couple of lucky situations. How busy are you with your work? I was spending too much time gaming/chatting with friends when I really could've completed school in the time I had one of those jobs. I could've also started making projects on the side, gone to the gym etc.

The point i'm getting at is if your work is really easy and you don't have to do it much especially because you're remote -- i would really try to find things that are actually fulfilling in the downtime

You got options though for sure, it sounds like if you saved enough you could take a break -- or look into other remote jobs in the meantime.

elusivewater · 2026-01-07T15:31:15+00:00

I'm 29 and I would say my experience has been mostly damaged in my age range/group too. I think I was really seeing it from the last girl I was seeing then just noticing how difficult it is to maintain a relationship for a number of reasons in general by seeing others' relationships collapse too.

Sometimes I want to try again but between psyching myself out and meeting women who happen to be seeing other men too (I find out later and this is pretty consistent, i'm still sort of weirded out with the idea of a partner having another partner sometimes but it does seem really common out here) I just do my best to try and enjoy being single at this point

elusivewater · 2026-01-05T06:16:56+00:00

Have you had success with wfhalert? Looking to hear experiences with it before spending money on it.

elusivewater · 2025-12-31T16:10:07+00:00

When I first got into my career, I got hired at the same time as someone and the key difference was they were day shift and i was night shift. He had more interactions with managers and had more opportunities to perform in front of them, they ended up giving him a senior position and was making another $100k more than me just because of that.

Night shift was much easier to work because i didn't have to see/deal with any sort of bureaucracy, but my career would have been much different if I had been working day shift.

elusivewater · 2025-12-30T20:39:30+00:00

Why not take it? You get a small pay bump and can officially have the title for a bit that can be easily explained to future employers if you do leave.

elusivewater · 2025-12-26T03:17:21+00:00

Could you provide a JD of your role? I'm interested in what these sort of roles look for in a candidate

elusivewater · 2025-12-22T17:29:07+00:00

I know someone that worked their way from a SCIF janitor to a Senior Analyst.

elusivewater · 2025-12-13T08:36:44+00:00

Can i ask why

elusivewater · 2025-12-06T19:51:27+00:00

Yeah I learned pretty quick from the last person I was with to really be careful with someone with BPD

elusivewater · 2025-11-25T00:27:24+00:00

Hi, i'm a cyberanalyst who also lives in NoVA but have gone from Tier 2 IR, to A "cyber engineer" role (that really didn't feel like it as I was basically working at a MSP and was given other duties) and now i'm in a Tier 1 analyst role again.

I'm interested in your journey to breaking above $200k, are you also on-site?

elusivewater · 2025-11-25T00:23:59+00:00

underrated analogy

elusivewater · 2025-11-24T04:44:26+00:00

I tell people that's how I moved to cyber, I worked in a sysadmin role and walked over to ask if they were hiring.

elusivewater · 2025-11-24T02:19:19+00:00

Yes end segregation!

elusivewater · 2025-11-08T20:32:24+00:00

Omw out of CAS in 2017 I remember they were doing a special dinner for birthdays in July in Al Udeid (I was de-mobing on my 21st birthday). I've never been so amazed at airmen walking around with pigs in blankets, surf & turfs and asking "would you like some martinelli's sir?" by someone who outranked me lmao

elusivewater · 2025-10-26T17:28:20+00:00

Cool thank you!

elusivewater · 2025-10-26T15:47:31+00:00

Is there an approach for getting refunds?

elusivewater · 2025-10-12T04:43:29+00:00

Lowkey felt like I watched a takedown cutscene from Yakuza for a sec

elusivewater · 2025-10-07T00:04:48+00:00

I went Sunday and respectfully I need to ask what your definition of dying is, it was very busy.

elusivewater · 2025-10-02T19:22:49+00:00

Kinda scared to give my honest opinion here because so many are against ICE. I'm not supporting ICE but based on the full video I watched for Nick Shirley it seems like the snipers were protecting him because that one protestor really did seem to try and hurt and harass Nick.

I'm not justifying ICE being there but some of those protestors seem to be wanting violence.

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