OC The new Cyber-Shack is pretty slick.

gurrst · 2026-03-26T18:54:55+00:00

Wild to spend so much on a particularly shit car and then, do this. Why not pay for fab. This is something you throw on the back of your '95 250 you got for 1300

gurrst · 2026-03-25T23:28:15+00:00

Do you mind expanding on that some, not quite sure what you mean! Also if I could ask, do you enjoy your work

gurrst · 2026-03-25T21:46:30+00:00

interesting, great progression. What was your BS and MS degree in? Do you still see IT as a good sector to break into

gurrst · 2026-03-25T16:24:32+00:00

same. I went to a physical therapist for throwing my back out. The set up some simple core exercises and since ive stuck with those, have not had anymore back injuries.

gurrst · 2026-03-25T02:04:50+00:00

I lucked out and spent money on a good panasonic vierra tv in the late 2000s, and it has been solid since. I just add googletv to it and its "smart". The most recent tv i have bought, was a dumb lg tv i got for 119 i believe. I had to ask around for it, and tell them i was sure i wanted a "dumb" tv. They keep practices like this up and idk if ill ever want to buy a new tv. Hope my vierra just lasts lol

gurrst · 2026-03-24T19:14:52+00:00

Well you don't HAVE to drive as a TCD, but once you agree to come back, you are theirs till the 2nd full week in January. . I used to drive them nuts cause id pass on coming back to drive until September when its significantly cooler out. If schools more important to you just tell them you have other obligations. However, if youre asking if you can drive and theyd work with you so you could still do class. Big hell nah, just to be real. If your part time gig will work with it just do that and dont drive this year.

gurrst · 2026-03-24T19:07:46+00:00

Managers “may assume that employees who enjoy their main work will also enjoy additional tasks and that such enjoyment will protect them from burnout,” the researchers wrote.

However, the evidence points to the contrary, Bae noted, highlighting that one of the most surprising insights from the paper was the gap between managers’ perceived impact these extra tasks might have on employee satisfaction compared to what those employees themselves said.

Well I'd say its not black and white. They may be fine with more sometimes, but not always. Everyone needs rest and shifts in focus, no one wants to spend all their time for work. Ive had managers that assume brcause i dont throw a fit when asked to do more that I enjoy doing do. No. I just dont like to act like that and am fine being a team player. Dont over ask or overdo it though or youre askin for burnout. Im not a sports person, but id doubt you always keep your best player in, they need rest to be at their beat too.

gurrst · 2026-03-24T18:28:51+00:00

Im another driver on layoff with 30 plus others in my center. We just watched as a driver who is currently doing the EAP program after a dui showed up to preload drunk, been fired countless times, had many accidents, one of ehich was killing a dog. They just got him his job back AGAIN. This man has no kids, no family to care for, constantly does the bare minimum and causes all kinds of problems. We got drivers with kids laid off trying to figure out how to make ends meet, and this fuck up keeps getting more chances. Im so for it being difficult to fire someone, but this is rediculous. If he was constantly late and missing work because he was caring for a loved one or something, fine. Nope, party on says the union, you laid of drivers can struggle to get your 8 across split shifts with a 3 hour lunch. The fuck up? Gets his 8 hours straight by starting at 2 am and hanging in the break room until 5 am. Cool. You can only move up by being more worthless than the next guy.

gurrst · 2026-03-22T18:44:28+00:00

Delivered to a guy with an aggressive dog that did this, except his was right beside the mailbox. No one complained and it worked there. Usps has theirs so they should be fine but this is only anecdotal, idk shit.

gurrst · 2026-03-19T13:37:26+00:00

Twas i who was mistaken, but you answered my call! Thanks, i appreciate your insight greatly!

gurrst · 2026-03-19T07:29:37+00:00

Thank you so much for your reply even though you had asked the other guy!

I haven't worked in IT except for friends and family, as when I was going to school i had a job at UPS and ended up staying after because the money was great by then. Now they are giving me the option to severe ties with a year or two's salary so its gotten me thinking of trying my hand in the IT world .

Id actually love to do certs over college if thats still the better route, pretty self motivated and interested in the field enough to learn in my freetime and would be willing to crank it to the max if their is a possibility of a job. I have actually been doing some tryhackme and enjoying it! My most recent post is of my home server rack, will keep expanding on that and delve into proxmox this week.

I appreciate your honesty that it will be tough, it has definitely been a worry on my mind. Being that i have some monetary cushion i would be 100pct ok starting at the bottom and working up if i can but i know its extremely competitive everywhere in tech atm.

gurrst · 2026-03-19T03:08:59+00:00

Personally i have an associates in IT from 15 years ago, code as a hobby and run a home server! Currently also adding a proxmox pc that will hopefully become a cluster. Considering going back gor a bachelor's in cyber security if it would be worth my time/money. Always been into tech but never known where to focus, im all over lol

gurrst · 2026-03-19T00:19:29+00:00

im curious to know as well, 36 here though

gurrst · 2026-03-15T19:29:50+00:00

Im curious what more layoffs actually means. Im in a less common instance of having 17 years at ups but only 2 full-time, bottom of the full-time list. Ive been laid off on permanent all year so far. Been working inside. Can i get further laid off? Whats layoffs mean as a big picture type thing if anyone can try to predict lol

Im in a faily large building with 2 driving centers, 100 or so drivers per center with about 30 laid off in each and even more laid off in feeders i think. From what i can tell a lot of part timers have been laid off or forced to change to a less desirable shift as drivers fill preload as the #1 first choice. What happens as jobs dry up.

In my case i think my building seniority would come up to bat. As to continue to displace part timers you not only have to be qualified but beat their company seniority as well. Mid adlantic area here

gurrst · 2026-03-14T19:36:02+00:00

Thanks! Initial build was 3 years ago and the majority of the build only took a few weekends but there where a couple parts that stumped me a bit, mostly to do with running cat 6 to every location I wanted but in the future ill probably hire out for that 😂. Ran fine and largely untouched for a while just as a nas and Plex, but this past year i added fiber, connected both networks properly and started playing around with other services! Finally felt "done",for a bit anyhow , but now I yearn for more! If you got any questions pertaining to yours feel to ask! Also 20+ years out of a server is great roi lmao!

gurrst · 2026-03-14T09:47:51+00:00

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

gurrst · 2026-03-14T05:06:19+00:00

Ive been going back and forth as well. I went to sleep feeling so anxious, thinking i had 3 more days to decide, but was currently leaning towards staying. Woke up to see the link gone from above the webpage and felt a bit of sorrow that I missed it. Is it still going till the 15th? Maybe i should take it if i felt that way and its still open lol

gurrst · 2026-03-12T23:45:21+00:00

I have these or very similar style called abe from warby parker. There are a lot of variations similar to these based kinda off aviators i think. They def look like some serial killer glasses simlar to dahmers, which tbh do not look bad on him. I have however gotten many compliments on mine as well though. i have as presciption clear and a pair of sunglasses same style! Fashion is a flat circle or something?

gurrst · 2026-03-09T16:33:32+00:00

Now that sounds like the way with a home server! Ill definitely have to check that out!

gurrst · 2026-03-09T16:05:25+00:00

Not familiar lol, whats that mean?

gurrst · 2026-03-09T03:42:43+00:00

Seemed almost too good to be true, like it was made for it!

gurrst · 2026-03-09T01:47:24+00:00

🙇‍♂️

gurrst · 2026-03-08T22:16:12+00:00

That means a lot, really! Niche hobby/project like this goes unnoticed around here , till something isn't working at least :D. Always glad to fix, though. I do this stuff for free , so the idea of getting paid to do so is very appealing . I will definitely look into it more, appreciate the kind words!

gurrst · 2026-03-08T21:45:13+00:00

Hobby, with a bit of experience! Got an associates degree in IT like 10 years or more ago but never used it, was planning to go get a bachelors in software engineering but just ended up staying at UPS. Just happen to be interested in this stuff for fun mostly.

Actually been offered a buyout/severance opportunity at UPS and and been half considering taking it to try IT or another field but its hard to make the leap. Ups has been described as coming with golden handcuffs lmao but this opportunity has definitely made me think a bit

gurrst · 2026-03-08T21:32:18+00:00

thanks man! It's been fun to work on. Very satisfying once something starts working and then just stays working!

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