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Paladine_PSoT posted:What's with the deadline? Personal goal, I think after I turn 25 moving is much harder. So I set a deadline of 25 to decide where to move. Leaning to Portland but I know about a bunch of jobs in Charolette.
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:Personal goal, I think after I turn 25 moving is much harder. So I set a deadline of 25 to decide where to move. Leaning to Portland but I know about a bunch of jobs in Charolette. Age has nothing to do with the difficulty of moving. It's the presence of wife/kids/social life that makes it harder, and those usually come along with age. If you don't have people tying you down, who cares what age you are.
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:Personal goal, I think after I turn 25 moving is much harder. So I set a deadline of 25 to decide where to move. Leaning to Portland but I know about a bunch of jobs in Charolette. I think you mean "Charlotte."
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three posted:I think you mean "Charlotte." It's been a long night, you game for a meetup? Drink or so is on me. Paladine_PSoT posted:Age has nothing to do with the difficulty of moving. It's the presence of wife/kids/social life that makes it harder, and those usually come along with age. If you don't have people tying you down, who cares what age you are. Well at some point I do hope to start achieving these things, I feel setting a move day is relative to these goals is worth it. At some point I do plan to have a wife/kids/social life.. Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 01:55 on Oct 6, 2013 |
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CF, If I didn't know you any better, I would assume you were a girl. You seem to have this mapped out "life" like girls to with theirs, in their pretty little ribbon diary. Their perfect story-tale wedding, their Ken-doll husband, and 2 kids with the white picket fence house. Wake up! Nothing goes as planned, poo poo happens. Take each day as it comes otherwise everything just ends up being a disappointment.
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H.R. Paperstacks posted:CF, If I didn't know you any better, I would assume you were a girl. You seem to have this mapped out "life" like girls to with theirs, in their pretty little ribbon diary. How does "hoping to have some form of relationship/family in the future" work out to "Are you a boy or a girl?" Holy poo poo I realize poo poo goes sideways, but drat; Is attempting to make plans such a uncommon thing? Also no gently caress living day to day, I am going to make tomorrow my bitch as much as I can because drat I want to be a VCDX before I turn 30. Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Oct 6, 2013 |
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:It's been a long night, you game for a meetup? Drink or so is on me. Only if you admit that the VCA sucks.  If you want to be a VMware View Engineer in Charlotte, I can refer you to the director of hiring with a company you mentioned previously if you're interested in changing jobs ASAP.
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H.R. Paperstacks posted:CF, If I didn't know you any better, I would assume you were a girl. You seem to have this mapped out "life" like girls to with theirs, in their pretty little ribbon diary. Is this a real post
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three posted:Only if you admit that the VCA sucks. I don't believe it is the best thing ever, but I do feel it is a worth while start to many ICM students. Seriously teach and you'll understand where I am coming from, hell the dude I work with basically said the same poo poo I did http://www.vhersey.com/2013/10/vmware-certified-associate-data-center-virtualization-vca-dcv/ As far as the job thing goes, I appreciate it but not sure I can do an immediate change without some form of relocation assistance; I kinda like where I am right now but happy to talk about poo poo on OCT 25-27th. Taking another VCAP down there, so I am free to drink a poo poo load after 4pm on Saturday. I just want to focus on some place who will get me in a position of network/storage/hypervisiors. Honestly, if I got a job offer for vmware/network/storage with some places who would be willing to work on a few of my 'grey areas' I would hop poo poo in a heart beat. Docjowles posted:Is this a real post I have no idea Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 02:35 on Oct 6, 2013 |
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H.R. Paperstacks posted:CF, If I didn't know you any better, I would assume you were a girl. You seem to have this mapped out "life" like girls to with theirs, in their pretty little ribbon diary.
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Docjowles posted:Is this a real post So mapping out your life like it is some movie script is a good thing? Married by 30 Kids by 35 I am glad I am no where near that high strung and uptight.
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H.R. Paperstacks posted:So mapping out your life like it is some movie script is a good thing? Goals are bad, everyone.
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H.R. Paperstacks posted:So mapping out your life like it is some movie script is a good thing? What the gently caress are you talking about. Hold on I think I got where you are coming from.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHa8ikoNy3I Wicked sweet mang! Fuk da system, ppl tryin to hold me down! I won't conform to the norm for I am euphoric in every way.  Thanks for reminding me why I cosplay as Dan from Dan vs. and go to con's yelling at people drunk; or drunk work my way to stars er some poo poo. Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Oct 6, 2013 |
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H.R. Paperstacks posted:So mapping out your life like it is some movie script is a good thing? It was more the impressive display of sexism I was responding to. Misogynist posted:Here is where a guy who literally has the handle Misogynist calls you out on being a sexist rear end There's been a lot of good ones, but this may be the best Misogynist post 
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H.R. Paperstacks posted:Wake up! Nothing goes as planned, poo poo happens. And what's wrong with having a plan? I wouldn't really set it on a age thing but more-so maybe once I accomplish certain goal - once I'm done paying off my students loans then I'm move to a bigger city. As mentioned before, age doesn't really impact your ability to re-locate it's having kids/significant other. One thing I think a lot of miss is the impact of being somewhere long term vs. short term. Sure, you'll make friends before you move but it's not the same when you've known people for 5-10+ years.
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H.R. Paperstacks posted:So mapping out your life like it is some movie script is a good thing? Within ob/gyn, 35 is pretty much considered the age where pregnancy is a much more serious risk for both mother and child. There's a significantly larger risk for complications like preeclampsia or gestational diabetes in the mother, and the chances of having a child with a chromosomal defect (i.e. Down syndrome) is about ten times higher in a mother at 35 years of age than it is at 25 years of age. The age of the father at conception has a significant correlation to the risk of a child developing autism or schizophrenia. Walking in with a plan isn't being high-strung, it's being careful and minimizing your chances of having a child with a significant developmental disability or a dead mom. Most people who want kids have more than one, so if you're looking to be done by 35, it makes sense to get started around 30. 1 in 6 Americans have fertility problems to begin with, and a Michelle Duggar impression isn't recommended for the mother. You're supposed to put some time in between those things. This is the worst loving derail, and I am so sorry.
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I'm not trying to get married until around 30, but then again I also didn't plan on working in IT when I was 18. So who the gently caress knows. At the moment, though, the ability to go "Eh, gently caress it" and move clear across the country without having to drag people or lots of things with me is pretty nice.
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psydude, will you marry me? We can work in IT together.
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three posted:psydude, will you marry me? We can work in IT together. Only if we can be a DC IT power couple.
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Alright so to get back on track, Where do you all see IT jobs growing in the next few years? The Charlotte area seems to have some high opportunity as Atlanta is growing and the location makes it a hop/skip/jump up and down the mid east to south east. Which is driving me there. Portland on the other hand seems to have a bunch of international offers, as well as, a focus on engineering. Not to mention the work area doesn't seem to be so military/gov focused as the east coast. Not to mention the landscape is much more interesting.
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Still seems to be a fair amount going on here in Texas, but then again, you have to move to Texas. In my defense, I was desperate. 
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Portland, Texas and Atlanta. Why? It's way cheaper than the Bay Area or New York.
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Tab8715 posted:Portland, Texas and Atlanta. That and I hate living in a City, Charlotte appeals to me because I can be in a city, one minute and buttfuck no where the next with a low as gently caress cost of living. Portland has that not to far away herbal supplements, as well a geography, decedentish people, but lacks the cost of living benefit of Charlotte/gastonia. of course I would like to get away from the "Hey dilbert why don't you ever come to the range with us or own a zillion guns?" HOW MANY GUNS DO YOU NEED BESIDES LIKE A HAND GUN AND RIFLE????
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Saw 26 new posts in the IT thread on a Saturday and knew CF was involved.
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GOOCHY posted:Saw 26 new posts in the IT thread on a Saturday and knew CF was involved. Hey to be fair I wasn't the one starting this poo poo.
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:That and I hate living in a City, Charlotte appeals to me because I can be in a city, one minute and buttfuck no where the next with a low as gently caress cost of living. Portland and Charlotte are about the same population wise however maybe Portland is a little more expensive? That's what I got from looking at Craigslist for less than a minute. I don't know how much you're making but it's obviously more than $55k/y - and in which case living in a city is going to be more-than-affordable. I'd wager that less than a third of your income would be spent on rent/mortgage + utilities and if so you I don't see why you should have any concern. Any half-decent financial adviser would tell you you're using your money correctly. Besides, isn't the new rich thing to do to live in the city? I think all Working in IT Goons should move to Portland - it sounds like fun and I want to move there! 
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:That and I hate living in a City, Charlotte appeals to me because I can be in a city, one minute and buttfuck no where the next with a low as gently caress cost of living. Drinking tonight?
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Paladine_PSoT posted:Drinking tonight? Somewhat, but seriously, VA is MAH GUNS and gently caress out employees central. I wish I was making up co workers bragging to me about how many guns/rounds they owned; or bragging "hey dilbert did you know your lancer only gets 129HP, while my car gets >150?" HOLY poo poo NO I DON'T GIVE A poo poo CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT VMWARE/NETWORK/STORAGE? I only bought my car because it was a steal and reminded me of some car I liked in Midnight Club 2. Sometimes I think I am the only one at my job who goes home at night and spergs over network storage and hypervisiors. Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 06:05 on Oct 6, 2013 |
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:"hey dilbert did you know your lancer only gets 129HP, while my car gets >150?" HOLY poo poo NO I DON'T GIVE A poo poo CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT VMWARE/NETWORK/STORAGE? As long as you're so passionate, you may want to read about non-vmware technologies. Even if it's just so you know more about Xen, KVM, HyperV, Openstack (not really a hypervisor, but y'know), etc. I'm a Linux Dev who loves Linux and hypervisors. But I also want to talk about whiskey. And lifting. And Warmachine. And whatever. It's normal for other people to also talk about the poo poo they're into or knowledgeable about.
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I mean I don't mind making the small talk, listen to tales, and all; I'll be polite and stuff. However the conversation ends up to a "so dilbert what do you like?" which aside from network/hypervisors/storage, ends up in well... awkward VVV - no I don't talk about cartoonshows I like. I just mean I have to try and talk about something on the spot which is a bit tideous. Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 08:20 on Oct 6, 2013 |
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:I mean I don't mind making the small talk, listen to tales, and all; I'll be polite and stuff. However the conversation ends up to a "so dilbert what do you like?" which aside from network/hypervisors/storage, ends up in well... awkward  You can't be serious?
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:However the conversation ends up to a "so dilbert what do you like?" which aside from network/hypervisors/storage, ends up in well... awkward Wow. OK, well.....this is not something you can blame on your coworkers as you seem to be doing for your last few posts.
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:I mean I don't mind making the small talk, listen to tales, and all; I'll be polite and stuff. However the conversation ends up to a "so dilbert what do you like?" which aside from network/hypervisors/storage, ends up in well... awkward Yeah, your coworkers definitely all sound like a bunch of autistic losers.
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:Sometimes I think I am the only one at my job who goes home at night and spergs over network storage and hypervisiors. Cars, bicycles, guns and food are pretty common topics of conversation in the IT cave at my current gig. Since we got a guy up from Louisiana who's going to be filling in for me, we've added Jambalaya and hurricanes to the rotation. Most people don't live and breathe their job. As an aside, talking to the dude from Louisiana who's been on a support contract with their power company for years has convinced me that doing disaster IT for hurricanes actually sounds pretty awesome. Except for that whole living in Louisiana thing.
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Citizen Z posted:As an aside, talking to the dude from Louisiana who's been on a support contract with their power company for years has convinced me that doing disaster IT for hurricanes actually sounds pretty awesome. Except for that whole living in Louisiana thing. If you don't mind travel, roughing it for days at a time and insane hours it's actually a whole lot of fun. You get to be REAL creative with stop gap solutions which I like. Add an amateur radio license to round out your nerd-fu and it's a blast.
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:I wish I was making up co workers bragging to me about how many guns/rounds they owned; or bragging "hey dilbert did you know your lancer only gets 129HP, while my car gets >150?" HOLY poo poo NO I DON'T GIVE A poo poo CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT VMWARE/NETWORK/STORAGE? I only bought my car because it was a steal and reminded me of some car I liked in Midnight Club 2. I just hang out with marketing that's where are the cool people are anyway.
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Bob Morales posted:I just hang out with marketing that's where are the cool people are anyway. Every work conference I try to hang with the salespeople, as the sales boss has a tendency to get a VIP table at the clubs with bottles upon bottles of champagne and vodka.
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luminalflux posted:Every work conference I try to hang with the salespeople, as the sales boss has a tendency to get a VIP table at the clubs with bottles upon bottles of champagne and vodka. Sales people + conferences = strip clubs
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Bob Morales posted:Sales people + conferences = strip clubs The success of your sales team is directly proportional to their alcohol consumption.
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