IT BS thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PYIH4dnL3I

 

https://youtu.be/nL24aNugo_4

 

Man, that sounds so familiar... I spent 12 years doing ALL of IT. Company was 4 people when I started, now it's 48. The very definition of IT is a constant struggle to keep straight with just about everybody in the company... very, very few realize what in the hell IT means. It doesn't mean website design OR build (unless that's what you were hired for), it doesn't mean software design OR build (unless that's what you were hired for), it does mean IT. Period. If you want your hardware systems (not just the client machines, duh) and their associated programs to always work and never (as much as is possible) fail you, don't lump IT in with anything other than the TECH side of the IT definition. Otherwise, everybody loses.

I finally got an assistant 2 years ago, and I have no idea how I didn't implode in those first 12 years. Whatever doesn't kill you...

 

I'm taking Sec+ next Wednesday.

Any hints, tips, etc?

Any clue as to what the simulation problems will be?

Thanks

 

My boss started out like that, took years of training for him to see the light, and he still doesn't most days. BUT, by stepping up to the plate, you only make yourself more valuable, not just to him but to everybody else in the world who may one day hire you. I once took on an intern, 15 years older than me, full certs in MS this and that and fully Cisco certified. Problem was that he specialized so much in ONE thing that nobody wanted to hire him, or at least nobody in his area. Way harder to find a job in your one degree field unless you don't mind relocating to who knows where. Having said all that, the onus is on you to make sure everybody in your company knows you're not Superman, at least not all of the time. Otherwise, you'll be expected to save the whales and fix the Greece debt crisis and end world hunger. And all that in addition to your "normal" everyday duties

 

^ This.

Most of the IT pros I know, me included, knew NOTHING about it when we started... it's solely a matter of refusing to give up AND knowing how to ask a question correctly in Google. If you have those two things, the world is your oyster, or whatever the saying is.

 

Sec+ really isn't too hard. Just pay attention, do your practice tests, and you'll be good to go.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ

The whole series is good if you like British Comedy.

Moss reminds me of a coworker.

 

Throw up a WordPress site, buy a good looking theme and in a day or two they'll think you are a genius. It doesn't have to be that hard.

 

Already stepped up to to the plate many times, which is probably why I'm doing the website in the first place. His exact words were, "I think we have the resources to do this in house", meaning "I'm sure that you can figure it out". He thinks a lot higher of my ability than I do, that's for sure.

 

Shhhhh, thats a trade secret.

 

You're on the right track

 

And then the next day it gets hacked and you get fired. WordPress sites have no place in real business.

 

I tell them okay, then pay someone else to do it. It costs them less in the short term to have someone that gives a shit about web design do it than my time would cost them.

 

lol clearly you don't do much with web development - depending on who's numbers you believe WordPress powers 20%+ of all internet sites. Next thing you're going to say is he shouldn't use Linux to host his site.

 

So you're saying 20% of all websites are easily hackable?

I work in IT at a fortune 100 company. Word press sites are banned in my company for a reason.

 

Passed my Sec+ today, no thanks to you a$&holes!

Test was terrible, worded crazy, don't like the mix of beta questions.

A couple simulations I was not prepped for, glad it's over.

Got 816/900

 

Awesome.. Now you too can work in IT and enjoy the money, the power, and most importantly the ladies.



Who the hell am I kidding... There is nothing glamorous about working in IT. People only call you when they need something.

 

LOL, so true. Most unappreciated people in the office, I think. Forgotten until there's a problem.

 

I already have Velcro wallet, what else do I need?