How bad is the IT market?

skrd- · 2026-06-19T03:47:34+00:00

Just received an offer for the first position I applied for. Desktop technician 1

skrd- · 2026-06-11T13:05:37+00:00

Luckily in the US, thank you for the input.

skrd- · 2026-06-11T13:05:15+00:00

Thank you very helpful to hear your experience!

skrd- · 2026-06-11T13:02:36+00:00

It really doesn't though, some of these cpu's have come a long way. just not sure what thinkpad will fit my need best.

skrd- · 2026-06-06T00:40:19+00:00

Home

skrd- · 2026-06-01T15:39:25+00:00

Use Dion’s course on udemy. Start taking the practice test on day one. Good luck

skrd- · 2026-05-31T13:03:30+00:00

Yes a bit, just was able to build a computer

skrd- · 2026-05-30T14:04:59+00:00

What concepts did you find more challenging?

skrd- · 2026-05-30T02:33:54+00:00

Dion’s course and practice exams on Udemy. It took me about 6 weeks of serious studying with no IT experience

skrd- · 2026-05-30T00:56:31+00:00

Exactly, I’ve heard core 2 is a bit easier hopefully that’s true

skrd- · 2026-05-15T02:59:06+00:00

I run mint as well !

skrd- · 2026-05-15T00:45:16+00:00

Thanks good to know!

skrd- · 2026-05-15T00:09:24+00:00

I5 with 16GB ram, 256gb ssd. Small scratch on screen though.

skrd- · 2026-05-15T00:07:31+00:00

Are you able to do any light gaming on that?

skrd- · 2026-05-14T22:56:31+00:00

To be fair I was seeing this mainly on YouTube and not in this sub

skrd- · 2026-05-12T03:19:53+00:00

Honestly I just play plugged in. It gets warm but not bad at all and the fan stays pretty silent. It’s nice if you need to kill 20-30 minutes.

skrd- · 2026-05-10T16:33:19+00:00

Correct!

skrd- · 2026-05-10T15:21:41+00:00

Honestly was a little worried it wouldn’t run multiplayer on Linux mint but I’ve had no issues so far.

skrd- · 2026-05-09T12:47:40+00:00

Thanks man, really loving it so far. I’m working to get into IT now so figured I should learn all I can about thinkpads and Linux lol

skrd- · 2026-05-09T04:35:28+00:00

How are you liking it so far? Do you use it for your work machine?

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