6 Figures 6 Certs Random Thoughts Thread
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They say that’s the goal, but I’m too old for that now. I have to find a new ship or no ship. I kinda don’t even care anymore. I’m gonna end up homeless on skid row.I'm just trying get a good government job and get a pension@DEAD7
For those of you who moved from entry level to senior, how did you know you were "ready"?
I got the 1k advance
Threw that bytch right in the stock market.
I haven't come across anyone or read where someone got the full 10k EIDL
You got let go?
I thought you just @Secure Da Bag with a job paying 99k
No, I “let go”, like a month before Rona hit. They Ended up changing people that managed my contract, we had a run in and in retaliation she had my contract modified to remove telework. At the time I was helping care for a close friend recovering from cancer and trying to finish school, so I decided to leave and focus on that. Shortly after it was pandemic time.
When I got board with the junior level stuff.
I was at my last job for 6 months and the Sr. Network engineer was going on vacation for 3 weeks to Nigeria and told me I can work on the network setup for a new building being built and he would review my shyt when he got back. By the time he got back I partitioned out the IP scheme, updated the IPAM, configured the distribution/access switches and created cut sheets.
When he got back and saw all that he was shocked and told my supervisor I could lead projects on my own.
I worked there for another 1.5 years getting better at wireless and data center networking in top of the enterprise shyt. I only left because there were 5 Sr. Engineer slots and all 5 were filled and none of them were gonna leave.
This whole covid situation is doing a number in my industry. All is good though. Made a lot of progress over the last couple of months. The next 2-3 years are going to be very exciting.
Damn a lot of truth to this.....My friend was talking about a role with the Feds she is hiring for and I think she is going to hook me up. It starts at like $102k and she was like "So yeah in 3 years you'll be at around $110k"...all excited. In my head I was like. I want to "settle down" and find a full-time role and start stabilizing myself, but the money is so slow. I've been contracting for a few years now and increased pay by $20k in less than two years, that's not something that could be done with petty 3-5% raises.
As a mom though, it's time to be a little risk adverse and this wouldn't be a bad starting point at all. I'm just fearful of not having the energy to pursue my own thing and getting complacent. Knowing your job/income will end at a specific time, lights a fire under your ass like no other. You try to soak up every marketable skill you can, so someone can pay you $5-$10 more for it at the next place
Nothing but Truth! If it weren't for Sohh.com and ultimately this site, I wouldn't have any aims for 6 figures or turning my nose up at $110k salariesBut I also know if I were white, with less experience and education, these companies would pay me 30% more with no problem. So, I've been trying to find a lane that works for me financially.
I want to get some experience in executive protection..but these courses expensive as fukk 
Anyone with a remote job moved to a LCOL place? I’ve been thinking about moving to FL but nervous about what would happen if I need to find a new job in 5-10 years since the local job market would be bare.
I suppose I could always rent/sell it if needed.
I suppose I could always rent/sell it if needed.
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I'm trying to get myself in better spirits, but I'm in full dejection mode. Mentally on some "what's the point, you're not going to get the job anyway". I know it's bad, but I'm trying to get in better spirits. One woman wouldn't tell me the salary, so I told her never mind. Plus the application was doing too much! If you hit me on LinkedIn AND asked me to send my resume, I shouldn't have fill my work history out on your application as well. Then talking about "Once you fill out the application, we can let you know the salary" Sounds like a Nigerian scam to me.
Sounds like a Nigerian scam to me.
Job just became less secure 
. Time to get back out there.
. Time to get back out there.This is why i said the fukk corporate world, you have to jump through way too many hoops for a job you either wont like, wont like your colleagues or getting underpaid or worse a mix of all 3. The glory days of the classical white collar corporate jobs are long gone most dont even pay benefits these daysI'm trying to get myself in better spirits, but I'm in full dejection mode. Mentally on some "what's the point, you're not going to get the job anyway". I know it's bad, but I'm trying to get in better spirits. One woman wouldn't tell me the salary, so I told her never mind. Plus the application was doing too much! If you hit me on LinkedIn AND asked me to send my resume, I shouldn't have fill my work history out on your application as well. Then talking about "Once you fill out the application, we can let you know the salary"