6 Figures 6 Certs Random Thoughts Thread

[xXMASHERXx]

I've been here in lichenstein for the past few weeks doing some consulting for one the largest programmatic Advertising media companies in the world. Off course, the security here is tight as a clams ass but the scenery is sublime.

They don't know I've been building a database of advertisers and contacts in their Rolodex for a future play .

My biggest gripe here is the lack of urgency in terms of implementation. I don't know how you corporate brehs deal with the redtape nonsense.

I just document it and move on. I don't stress about things I have no control over. I have enough to worry about.

 

[Rawtid]

I think bad situations happen to remind you not to be complacent. I’ve been trying for a week to get my work ID renewed and between incompetent staff and shyt systems, it’s been a no go. I’ve made more appointments for everyday this week. This was after I made a decision to try and work my entire contract and stick around.

 

[Atlrocafella]

Man I’m really grinding to reach that Executive level status in the next 2 years.

 

[Rawtid]

Man I’m really grinding to reach that Executive level status in the next 2 years.

You'll do it!

 

[phcitywarrior]

Now that I have my savings where it needs to be, gonna start throwing bread into my company 401k match scheme. They match 100% on the first 3%, then 50% on the next 2%.

Should have started once I first got in but I needed to set the base first and foremost.

24 yrs ain’t too bad to start. I’m only contributing 5% pre-tax income for now since that’s where the company match stopes. I do have other things I’ll need my funds for.

 

[Silky Johnson]

My work machine is a Thinkpad T540 with an i5 and 8 gigs of RAM. For everything I do it works perfectly fine. My personal is an i7 Macbook but I'm looking into the Pixel Book Go as a lightweight replacement. Recommendations are really going to depend on your use case but I wouldn't entertain anything less than an i5 with 16 gigs of RAM.

I'm using a Surface Pro. I don't think I'll get another computing device for a while

 

[Silky Johnson]

I think bad situations happen to remind you not to be complacent. I’ve been trying for a week to get my work ID renewed and between incompetent staff and shyt systems, it’s been a no go. I’ve made more appointments for everyday this week. This was after I made a decision to try and work my entire contract and stick around.

You preaching. I lost that grind I had in my early 20's before the recession hit & I got serious with my lady. Back then I was contract thot without any regards for benefits, hours or anything. I traded that in for the stability of teaching while building my biz on the side. Summers off, collectively bargained raises and free benefits had ya boy real comfy until enrollment dropped

I started contracting again this year and felt lost. I'm tired of front-end support , my business plateaued & I was stuck in this no man's land of having too many years experience but not enough years of the right experience .

The brehs on this board got me back on my bully and I'm finally making the leap to the back-end & security. Studying for my sec+ & ccna now as we speak.



I been in the game 15 years across everything from Fortune 50 enterprises to broke ass public schools and back again. It's never too late to learn something new and level up. That's why I love this IT shyt.

If you need tips on resumes, front-end processes, interviews and generally finessing your way through the career path, hmu.

to ya'll.

 

[Rawtid]

You preaching. I lost that grind I had in my early 20's before the recession hit & I got serious with my lady. Back then I was contract thot without any regards for benefits, hours or anything. I traded that in for the stability of teaching while building my biz on the side. Summers off, collectively bargained raises and free benefits had ya boy real comfy until enrollment dropped

I started contracting again this year and felt lost. I'm tired of front-end support , my business plateaued & I was stuck in this no man's land of having too many years experience but not enough years of the right experience .

The brehs on this board got me back on my bully and I'm finally making the leap to the back-end & security. Studying for my sec+ & ccna now as we speak.



I been in the game 15 years across everything from Fortune 50 enterprises to broke ass public schools and back again. It's never too late to learn something new and level up. That's why I love this IT shyt.

If you need tips on resumes, front-end processes, interviews and generally finessing your way through the career path, hmu.

to ya'll.

That's what's up! I'm happy for you and wish you nothing but luck. I'm also glad you were able to use this place as a resource, when it comes to these type of things there really is a wealth of info and I'm happy people don't mind sharing.

I've been a contractor for the majority of my career, nearly 20 years of experience, had a few direct-hire roles, and decided just this year the whole "full-time with benefits and retirement option" isn't going to be a move for me. I'm probably not going to give any company more than 2 years of my time.

My biggest source of contention now, is figuring out my actual direction. Working with smaller companies, I had to wear a few different hats. I could be a developer on one project, an analyst on another and the project coordinator for something upcoming. By next year March I'll have a SAS applied analytics cert, MS in Data Analytics w/ a specialization in project management, my PMP and I want to get my Qlik Sense developer certification as well. I'll either need to start a business or find the perfect role that utilizes this hybrid of skills. I wouldn't mind being a technical project manager or apart of some team that uses their data for business strategy and metric development, working more with leadership.

 

[Rawtid]

When your contracting firm says they want to sit down and have a meeting but you’re trying to find a new job before that happens Spending the duration of this month applying for new roles. I’ve seen a lot of ASAP start dates come through my email, but I want to start the New Year. I think I’ve also narrowed down my focus...today

I hope the rest of November and December annoy me, so I don’t change my mind.

 

[NeilCartwright]

My bro set up our business accounts with BoA for the trucking company. Debit & credit cards. I started my own consulting agency and wanted to go through Navy Federal. I messed up and put credit in the description box, and they denied it. I resubmitted a new app with real estate as my description but they’re trippen off the original app, bc I have the same name and EIN.

Credit repair is considered a “high risk” business, along with cannabis, gambling etc. My Mentor told me to call it document processing but I forgot when I submitted the app NFCU said they won’t allow my LLC to have any business accounts with them, ever

I just tried with an online bank, Alzo. Punk ass navy fed doing veterans dirty. I’m a disabled vet, and they treating me like Tony Montana. I’m legit.

I shoulda been more on top of how I move around these white folks in general. I gave up too much info and it cost me

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

NFCU said they won’t allow my LLC to have any business accounts with them, ever

 

[NeilCartwright]

It’s specific to that LLC with the EIN number. I came back and told them I really meant real estate, but they was like nah you originally said credit repair, why you tryna lie?

when I open another LLC to do another round of business funding I’ll go back. Finesse em for the cards w/high limits and won’t pay interest

 

[MoneyTron]

Just got an interview with my #1 MBA school. Just gotta close the deal.

 

[phcitywarrior]

Just got an interview with my #1 MBA school. Just gotta close the deal.

Which school, if you don't mind sharing.

 

[MoneyTron]

Which school, if you don't mind sharing.

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