Redacted all PII and specific company information.

I know this extreme redacting is a buzz kill but I’m just moving carefully.

Phew. Not life changing money but I have worked so, so hard man. What a strange roller coaster the IT world has been so far. I hope everyone here is having a great week and getting big wins.

Old role title was System Administrator.

From AI security to Mac SysAdmin, we ranked 16 tech certs for 2027 by employer demand, with pay ranges, difficulty and prep time for each.

For those over 55 and in IT.. is it me or is it my job? I’m so afraid of causing an outage on the job. I’ve been doing this stuff for dozens of years but am getting old. Some of it has to do with using automation instead of good ol’ fashioned cli. Scripts that I know I tried before (that I didn’t write) but know they worked for one device, will it be safe on another? How come others are so confident to use them? Then there’s the management. If even a planned outage goes perfectly and one app had to be restarted by someone who was missed in the verification they penalize you for it. A full inquiry and many meetings later to make sure it never happens again. All my mistakes seem to be magnified by mgmt. They don’t bother training me. The only training I get is if a new hire comes in and I complain to get the same exposure he gets. The feeling that maybe someone will come to the conclusion that I’m not fit for the job anymore. Does anyone else have these issues?

I’m only a month or two into my first IT job. It’s a small MSP and we work with dental offices. So 50% tickets for softwares for dental stuff. 50% responsibilities, which are WSUS, nakivo, hamachi, exsi setups, so on.

Yes I made a post recently….

I feel that everyday my manager finds something to yell at me for, it’s really busy right now stress is high and tasks are non stop. Swarm of tickets and so many new clients we are setting up.

But it’s getting to me, not because it’s busy but because I’m getting railed everyday about something. Very small things but I’m new to it all…..

I genuinely worry I’ll get fired lol. It’s like I can do 10 things good but occasionally two I get wrong, I get yelled at for.

I’ve been a manager before In my previous profession. I know how to train people. My manager is definitely is acting a bit shitty but I’m so worried that he’s going to let me go for dumb shit

I have been in the same level 1 section for 3 years and I am trying to get out in the last year I have been put in charge of a Building Management System and some projects that are above my pay.

I’m currently working as a field technician and I didn’t realize 90% of my calls were going to be networking related so obviously I’m out of my depth and I want to fix that so I can be a better worker and all around more knowledgeable technician. Do you all have any book recommendations? I really want to learn all that I can about networking.

After round 2 of technical round (chakra ai ) of hackerrank sde internship onsite banglore , i got the mail like this. What is happening ????

Thank you for applying to the HackerRank Internship. To help you prepare and stand out, we are giving you two things:

1. 3 free Mock Interview credits

2. An invite to HackerRank Orchestrate, our monthly agent-building hackathon

Mock Interviews

We have added 3 mock interview credits to your account. Use them to practice before your real interviews. Start here: mock interview here (link)

Orchestrate

You get a real-world problem, use tools like Codex, Claude Code, or Antigravity, and have 24 hours to build an AI agent that solves it. Then you walk an AI Interviewer through what you built and the thinking behind it.

It starts October (Date and time ) Register here: Orchestrate (link)

Both are optional and do not change the status of your application, but they are a great way to learn and show how you build and think.

See you on the leaderboard,

Team HackerRank.

What’s an everyday problem you wish someone would build better software for?

Hi everyone, I’ve recently started an IT business, and I’m interested in building software that helps people with the practical frustrations of everyday life.

I’d like to hear about things you find harder or more time-consuming than they should be. It could be keeping on top of bills, organising family schedules, dealing with paperwork, or something specific to your situation.

What’s a task you regularly put off because it’s a hassle? How do you handle it at the moment, and what would make it easier?

I’d also be interested in hearing about apps you’ve tried that haven’t quite worked for you, whether they’re too complicated, too expensive, or missing something useful.

You don’t need to have a software idea. Just hearing about the problem and how it affects your day would help me understand what’s worth building.

Thanks to anyone willing to share.

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