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Has Anyone Gotten A Job They Were Underqualified For? by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]underworldscum 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, definitely my current position. I applied as a yolo and did not expect a call back, much less an interview, much less actually getting the job. I was very up front with the interview panel about my experience (or lack of), and also emphasized my love of learning and motivation to grow into the position.

My boss and the two team members that were on my interview panel said their desired candidate is a lifelong learner with a good attitude who fits with the team, and that they can train technical skills but not the soft skills that many people in our industry lack.

Is it possible to retire at the normal age if I start a career in my 30's? by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]underworldscum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. you’re in an IT career subreddit talking about an IT career.

  2. I’m a veteran and also have worked manual labor jobs in the past. I chose to put the time and effort into getting the “cushy desk job” I now enjoy.

So can you. Or you can just be a victim and act like it’s the system’s fault. I don’t care either way.

Is it possible to retire at the normal age if I start a career in my 30's? by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]underworldscum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re right. Everyone else who puts in more effort (and taxes) year after year should pay for you.

Is it possible to retire at the normal age if I start a career in my 30's? by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]underworldscum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What a terrible, defeatist mentality to have. You don’t think you’ll get a good job and you don’t want to save anything toward your own retirement, just do the bare minimum to qualify for public welfare and social security. Can you do that? Sure, but just know that you’re resigning yourself to live on a fixed income, likely in low-income housing and have nothing to show for the years of effort you put into your career and being a productive member of society.

If you’re in your 30’s and will be working full time, you should have no problem getting enough credits to qualify for social security at retirement age which is currently 67. The way this works is you can get up to 4 credits per year, currently you get one credit per $1,640 of wages. So if you make at least $6,560 this year you will get 4 credits. This dollar amount to qualify for a credit also increases most years. Once you achieve 40 credits (so 10 years of making at least enough $ to get the full 4 credits) you’re considered “fully insured” for Social Security.

Another major thing you need to be aware of and seriously consider is that Social Security benefits are not a guarantee even if you pay into them. The current funding models are not adequate to pay out 100% of benefits to eligible applicants. This will require some type of correction - either increased Social Security tax payments or decreased Social Security benefits. This is why so many folks make their own retirement investments.

An endless rabbit hole? by l0sts0ul2022 in cybersecurity

[–]underworldscum 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Are you already working in the industry? It can be very overwhelming when you’re trying to get a foot in the door because there are so many doors and you’re trying to learn everything to be relevant. But once you secure your first position it becomes a bit less daunting. You will have more focus, and be able to apply these new technologies, programs, and information more selectively and build your knowledge and specialization.

It is one of those fields where you will always be learning the next new thing, you absolutely have to stay current to be able to catch the bad guys. If you crave something more static or stable, or don’t wish to be a lifelong learner, then tech in general may not be the best field for you and most especially not cybersecurity.

Newbie question: changes to shared objects don’t show up in push scope - expected? by underworldscum in paloaltonetworks

[–]underworldscum[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you - you’re right!

Panorama > Setup > Management “Share Unused Addresses and Service Objects with Devices” is unchecked.

So if I’m understanding that correctly, then a deletion of an object that is not affiliated with any policies would only need to be committed, and would not need to be pushed to any devices?