how'd you start training brother

i started with trailhead for salesforce - trailhead.salesforce.com

they have modules you can complete that align with certifications they offer. started with the salesforce admin cert, got a job doing basic admin tasks, then gradually started doing more and more dev work

A+ got me my entry. I had no other experience outside of school and a homelab, but I honestly think the A+ held the most weight

thats some reassuring news, im going to take the core 2 in about a week and a half. hopefully it also boosts my resume

U.S. adds 139K jobs in May despite slowdown: journalrecord.com/2025/06/06/us-jobs-may-2025-hiring-slows

Hope y'all good outchea.

35 mil

Crazy right?
Never feel bad for these publicly traded companies when negotiating salary and accomodations.
Be reasonable,
pragmatic,
and use facts,
but feeling bad?

Not the protocol.

The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs: qz.com/tech-layoffs-tax-code-trump-section-174-microsoft-meta-1851783502?_bhlid=130ce4b4398f6cd727f8fdb274360ebc4aeee99f

Tech work does not seem sustainable,
long-term.

Whatchu thinking?

This entire field just doesn't mesh with me anymore.
Still got love for (most) of the people tho

23 with a law degree

Sales and finance didn’t work out… marketing next

I'm stuck in help desk and can't seem to get out right now. Dont know where to even shift towards

Why not become a lawyer?

Was never the plan

Picked law at uni on a whim as stupid as it sounds

learn linux jenkins proxmox or some other HVM ansible bash python and go for junior sysadmin dude

Would encourage folks to explore all fields in electricity. Electrical engineer, electrician, control & power systems etc.

@snowtek already mentioned ansible, but terraform is a surefire thing too

@Teejayx6

build some projects! Most of those tools are open source and you'll have something to talk about during the interview.

Also, use this tool. NICE framework. It'll tell you what skills, knowledge, and everyday tasks you'll be performing as a Sys Admin: niccs.cisa.gov/tools/cyber-career-pathways-tool?selected-role=IO-WRL-005&quiet=1&tab=task

^ It's moreso through a cybersecurity lense, but still useful because there's isn't anything comparable to this tool for newcomers that aren't SWE.

rhcsa exam on october 1.

Thanks bro much love for the help

Cal Newport is a sage that'll carry you through your career, especially young professionals.

I keep failing upwards in my job and got another promotion and still don’t have any certs or proper skills

Don’t be like me guys

My s*** so specialized 😭😭 gonna be screwed when I lose this

Negotiated a 20% raise tho and still WFH

Anyone here do Cloud Computing?

You have to specialize if you're trying to get out of help desk. IT gets more compartmentalized as you move up, especially at larger businesses.

I'm locked back in because I got a 5% raise

I was just hearing bad news at the time and was feeling burned out. After my evaluation I feel like management knew they f***ed up.

Was thinking this thank you