Havent seen it rain this hard in Knoxville in a while. Just had to drive west on i40 and the rain was at 100/100 for a solid 20 minutes. Flooding all the roads I am driving on. Absolutely wild
We are building out a network that has 5 locations across town. Each location has various needs:
- Location A : 1 router with 1-2 access points in a small office building
- Location B : 1 router with 1-2 access points in a small office building
- Location C : 1 router with 2-3 switches & 5-6 access points in a slightly larger office building
- Location D : 1 router with 7-8 switches & 25 access points in a larger office building
- Location E : 1 router with 11-12 switches & 25 access points between a bunch a smaller buildings, each linked via multimode fiber.
The 5 locations needs to be linked via site-to-site VPN as they have a server running at one of the locations.
Should we go with Meraki or will Ubiquiti hold up?
thanks for any insight
I know the job market sucks, especially in IT.
With that being said, is there anyone on this sub willing to look over my resume and give me advice?
Is it the lack of certifications? I could get A+, Network+, Security+, and Linux+ quite easily but I never had to due to already having a job. But, if it's going to help I will certainly do it. Was also considering starting the process of getting certified with AWS or Google Cloud, not sure which one yet.
Thank you!
So, I was enrolled at a university starting in August 2002, the year I graduated high school. I went to university for 2 years as a computer engineering major and I absolutely hated it. I ended up failing a bunch of classes and dropped out in May 2004. I never went back, never even got my associates.
After I dropped out, I waited tables for 2 years and then got a job as a cable guy for 1 year, then a job as a Mac Genius at an Apple Store for 9 years, and then ended up working in IT as a sysadmin for the last 10 years. And now I just cannot, for the life of me, find a job / better job. There's nothing. Absolutely nothing. And, as a result, I feel like a complete failure at 42 despite having an 11yo daughter, a 6yo son, a house I bought in 2017 that's doubled in value, and a wonderful, amazing wife.
I look at some of my friends that graduated college 20 years ago... they have jobs making $150-200k/year, taking vacation multiple times a year, etc etc etc... Here I am not making much money, my wife is mostly a stay at home mom due to our son being severely autistic / non-verbal (the 6yo). Though, lately, she started a small side business teaching jazz voice and piano. I re-enrolled in community college and I will start taking classes this fall just to get back in the flow of school and I am super excited. Going to go for architectural design technology and see if I can't get a job as a drafter eventually.
Anyway, any of my millennial friends on here, specifically elder millennials, feel super behind in life? Like you never got started? 40s are rough 😞
Pink Floyd - Time comes to mind...
"And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun"
So, please be kind to me as I have been through hell and back in the past 6 years of my life. I am not even sure that this is the correct sub for this type of question, but here goes nothing...
I am a married 42 year old with 2 kids, one is 11 and one is 6. I originally went to college in 2002 and was supposed to graduate with a degree in computer engineering in 2006. Well, I dropped out after 2 years and stopped going to school because I felt lost. Long story short, I never ended up getting a bachelors, or an associates, after 2 years in university.
When I was a teenager, I was very much interested in 3D design and animation. I taught myself 3D Studio Max and trueSpace 3D at the age of 13 and I had one of my 3D renderings published in a book when I was 14 in 1998. I remember having an inclination to go to school to become an architect, but I didn't want to go to a school that cost my parents a lot of money so I opted to not try architecture. Also, it was a 5 year degree from what I understood and I wasn't interested in an extra year of school.
I ended up getting a job in IT and have been doing IT ever since, 20 years later. Now I see how horrible the IT job market is, and I am getting older. I don't want to be the IT guy in his 60s. I'd rather be doing something more aligned with my interests. So, here I am, back at architecture.
Now, I realize that going to school for 5 years now, at 42, is inconceivable. However, I saw a comment on Reddit a few weeks ago that said going to school for Architectural Design Technology, just an associates, could land a decent job as a drafter. This piqued my interest.
Am I naive in thinking that going back to a community college and getting my AAS in Architectural Design Technology would be a good option to get into the field as a drafter?
I know drafters make $60-80k/year at most, I get that. I get that I wouldn't be becoming an architect. But I am at the point in my life where I want to make a change before it's too late. I feel that time is now being 42.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Everyone keeps mentioning Cirie, but I really think Tiff has the best shot at winning S50. All she has to do is blindside Cirie. She's already a beast at challenges. I just think that she deserves more respect, she's a great player.
Since the final tribal council will be live, does the winner not know they've won yet in S50?