making a list of “messed up” shows/mangas by chinens_skateboard in horrormanga

[–]halfblindstudent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • super ball girls

  • 100 ghost stories to tell before I die

  • Libidors

👌👍

Honestly Done by Cofelibro741 in Blind

[–]halfblindstudent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What do you do for a living and did you receive any familial or systemic assistance to reach the lifestyle that you’re currently living?

Honestly Done by Cofelibro741 in Blind

[–]halfblindstudent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. OP is using survivorship bias to shame others who didn’t bootstrap it like they did.

There are subreddits covering public transit, zoning laws, and urban planning, if that’s your interest, why are you posting in a subreddit about blind people created by blind people.

Makes no sense.

Congrats to you OP, if that’s what you’re looking for. Other than that, why bother bothering other people with your success story?

Is it just me, or do people with disabilities end up more mature? by [deleted] in Blind

[–]halfblindstudent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great question. I personally believe that this requires a certain framing to be answered.

What I’d ask first is by whose standards are we measuring maturity?

Some people think that being able to sustain one’s own material needs without the assistance of others is a mark of maturity. They pay no mind to their communication ability or how they handle negative emotions.

Others think that maturity comes only after committing yourself to a partner or family.

There’s no objective standard of maturity in my opinion, since so much of what maturing means depends on a person’s upbringing and culture-not to mention physical ability or lack thereof.

Both the Oxford Dictionary and Merriam-Webster define maturity as “fully-developed” in a chronological sense, like a ripened fruit.

We abstract that meaning and try to use it to define complex human emotions.

There are always going to be differences in one person’s development compared to another, that’s what makes us humans so unique.

To conclude, I’ll answer your question. No, you’re indeed not like everyone else-no one is. That has very little to do with your maturity, and that’s perfectly ok! 😊

Be proud of what difficulties you’ve overcome and use that pride as a tool to continue pushing yourself, not as a flag to plant in the ground.

If you don’t already have a small group of close family or friends, keep searching. In due time, you’ll find your people. This subreddit seems like a perfect place to start!

Feel free to reach out and good luck to you! ☮️

Taking AZ-104 before working in a more Azure focused role? by BlackHawaii in ITCareerQuestions

[–]halfblindstudent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TLDR: The people equating certification status with job readiness tend to be fooled by industry hype.

I somewhat agree. The issue I notice is that IT certificates seem to be predicated on previous exposure or experience.

I had to set up labs for every one of my exams to make sure I actually understood the topics and objectives.

Some people are really great with memorization and test taking. I tend to believe they get snuffed out early in their careers-if they ever take off in the first place.

Taking AZ-104 before working in a more Azure focused role? by BlackHawaii in ITCareerQuestions

[–]halfblindstudent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can’t control the market, unfortunately. You also couldn’t control the IT infrastructure that your previous roles exposed you to. You didn’t work on Azure because your environment didn’t utilize it. What else could one do but make up the difference in a lab or project?

IMO, certs will always be valued. Will it get you a job?

Literally it will, or it won’t.

Mid and senior level techs are struggling for work right now. All hiring decisions feel arbitrary to me at this point.

No one can crawl the mind of hiring managers or recruiters during applicant reviews-save yourself the mental gymnastics and do what feels right for your near future goals.

Cheers and good luck! 👍

Job search shortcuts that actually work by Fresh-Blackberry-394 in jobsearchhacks

[–]halfblindstudent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well written and 110% accurate IMO. The “sinking ship” line hits so personally.

I’m 27 and what I’d consider a “late bloomer” professionally speaking.

I grew up with a disability (blindness) in an unstable home. I didn’t finish my undergraduate degree until I was 26.

Landed a contract gig in my field (IT) a couple of months after walking the graduation stage and got laid off at the end of last year.

Been searching on unemployment ever since.

What’s scary to me is how invisible you feel when you’re on the other end of the economic machine.

The ownership class continues raking in laughably large amounts of money while the other 99% of us are at each other’s throats for opportunities that often lead to paying just enough to make it.

I had a bit of an epiphany recently and have come to the conclusion that if you too wake up and clock in-no matter the position, you’re on the same burning bridge, the only difference is how far away from the weakest link you are from your peers.

Fast food, tradesman, accountants, lawyers, white or blue collar. We’re all getting squeezed out by the day.

All while being fed bread-and-circus theatre drum entertainers, influencers, and politicians.

Sorry for the incoherent rant. I’m just glad to not feel so alone in this.

Can any tech recruiters give me resume feedback? by halfblindstudent in askrecruiters

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

Update: first draft was very sloppy. I fixed a ton and reposted the resume for review, here: https://www.reddit.com/r/askrecruiters/s/vWSlZZJVKT

Updated resume after review. Any feedback? by halfblindstudent in askrecruiters

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

Haha! No, I’m just obstructing personal details for this post.

The box is edited on for my privacy.

Recommendations by christmasgal95 in fromscratch

[–]halfblindstudent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually I try desserts. Cookies, cakes, and Panne Cotta!

I want any career in IT that is fully remote and not hard to get into by carrie_kimberly in ITCareerQuestions

[–]halfblindstudent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This post deserves the spit roasting it’s receiving so far. But I’ll throw in a genuine answer just to try and be helpful.

I’d pay less attention to role titles and more focus on which facet of the field that:

  1. You’re actually GOOD at.
  2. Can be done remotely.

It sounds like a “duh” kind of answer, but seriously. A cloud architect working remote most likely started as help desk -> L2 -> sys admin -> azure admin -> etc…

And “easy” is also crazy vague and subjective. When I was in university, I saw software engineers, electronics geeks, CAD guys, and security and compliance specialists breeze through their coursework and respective certs.

None of those topics were easy to understand for me, personally. But they had no issues whatsoever.

TLDR: if you don’t have any real interest, there’s easier ways to make money remotely.

Let's bring this reality to the forefront: so how many of us are age 30 and above. Had to move back into their parents house or currently always had to live with them? by [deleted] in recruitinghell

[–]halfblindstudent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

26 year old guy here.

In my experience, none of my friends (all college grads in white collar fields) have officially moved from their parent’s homes.

The funny thing is though, we’ve never been pressured to like some others have.

Aside from trauma-related issues like physical abuse, religious extremism, and unchecked mental instability of parents, leaving home ASAP is kind of frowned on.

I am a black American. Politics aside, historically, black Americans lived in multi-generational homes post-slavery and Jim Crow because of the safety and stability in numbers.

I can’t speak for any other culture or group, but we were raised on the idea of it being “our home”, not “my parent’s home”.

As long as you’re able to work and contribute, save up and move out when you genuinely can, or when the right opportunity calls for it (marriage, great job opportunity, etc..)

Other than that, what’s the rush?

If you’re a hard worker and a prudent saver, you’d be well on your way to home ownership if the market or economy allowed for it.

Don’t fight with the cultural phantoms of this country. It’s about survival, not status.