Keep trying for entry level, but hold off on certs until you get a job. They’re expensive, and some companies will pay for your training.
Well, I already got some study guides for Network+, but I guess I’ll skim them for now and study them in-depth later.
I would argue otherwise if you were living here in London. HR don’t want to know your ass unless you have some certification. When you get a job you eventually get motivated to do more certs (or forced to depending on who you work for). Quite a few places here prefer you to self study which is possible if you have the right working environment and infrastructure.
I did my CCNA because I was bored with 1st line support, was forced to do ITILv3 Foundation, recently passed my VCP via self study (horrible exam) and now I am thinking of doing a storage cert either Storage+ or EMC ISMv2. Also I wouldn’t bother going to a training course completely green because they run through the material fairly quickly. You won’t have time to appreciate and process the info. Happened to me with some of the EMC courses I sat in; Isilon and Networker (EMC backup software - which is fucking horrible to work with), just sat their dumbfounded.
I have to go install an ID card terminal at an after-school child care program called Future Cougar Academy.
… goddammit.
Future cougar academy really needs a name change.
No. No it does not.
Then they better live up to the name. In 40 years I expect only the finest of cougars to have attended said academy in their younger days. Even though I will be older than them when they are considered cougars, I can still judge.
Keep Austin Weird
yo, Duckie. today i drove all over town to pick up this lady’s laptop. she texted me all day to see if i’ve finished finding out with the problem is. i finally find out and tell her. she doesn’t want me to fix it… and she doesn’t want to pay me for wasted gas or diagnostics… 
Then you send her a formal bill, and if she doesn’t pay it in a month either take her to small claims court or give it to a collections agency.
Yeah, she hired you to work on it, she wasted your time. She should at least be compensating for the travel expenses she caused to waste your time.
Not to mention: you still HAVE said laptop, no? Hold the thing hostage.
lol she paid. she was salty as hell though
i think it was just a misunderstanding. i think she’s used to getting deals on account of her looks- but i’m already a deal compared to everybody else in town. she’s probably never encountered a guy like me.
whatevs. Scottie Pippen shrug
This was my hall pass this morning when I went to install a card reader at a school.
https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/1451438_10101041597811496_581495878_n.jpg
Yep. Not even kidding.
They said they did this so people wouldn’t steal it. I laughed and informed them that they found the one person who actually would.
That, and she probably ain’t live up to the calf agent standards.
that is exactly what i meant
So imagine my surprise when I get my W-9 and saw that I only made eight thousand dollars last year.
Then again, that sounds right considering I didn’t really get a lot of work until I moved to Austin (and even then took until August to really establish myself). I’m on track to make much more this year, at least $32k. If I can play my cards right, I’ll make $42k.
Speaking of being busy, holy shit. Last week I fell off a ladder (and almost onto a car in a drive-thru lane) while inspecting cameras at a fast-food joint.
I’ve also eaten around 200 chicken nuggets this month, yet surprisingly lost weight. Most of them were free, so ZERO complaints.
I’ve also been pulled over twice, spent two days in a room full of state troopers (upgrading hand held ticketing units), and got yelled at by a lady at a church day care center.
It’s been an interesting month, for sure.
details duckie?
I only made $4000. Though it’s a part time job, and my hours got cut. So yeah.
Also you may have lost weight, but Im gonna invest in Honey Nut Cheerios because you’re gonna have mad cholesterol levels eventually.
How the hell do you survive on that? My rent alone is $26k a year for this shit apartment in NYC.
I actually want to see your expenses. Please teach me how you manage to survive on that. :china: