I think one if the more stressful shit i saw was a bad driver update that made a specific model laptop completely unable to boot, unless you could get into BIOS to disable audio, then fully purge the audio driver (it was a hidden driver) and do a clean install.

This, with a 5 digit userbase in one location, with most of them having that specific model laptop, while working desktop support. It was practically an IT drive thru at one point.

DoD IT, hell of a way to start out with large scale xD

Any major tech upgrade or software investment can be canceled on a whim; i no longer get emotionally attached to projects.

The downside is there is no summer/winter break. I’m at the point that I’m severely burnt out; i have had exactly 1 vacation in the 10 years since i got out of school, and it was a little over a week long several years ago.

My paid time off sits unused because it pays out if i quit or lose my job, and i will need that cash. I desperately could use a solid month off without being penalized for “existing while not outputting labor”, and it most likely just isn’t going to happen.

A week? What is this, professional hour?! Try a few years.

Disassociate and make funny small talk while i internally have an anxiety attack.

I switched to Tidal recently; it feels a bit featureless in some areas. No Mono Audio mode (i frequently have 1 earbud in at work, don’t like hearing only half the audio.)

Shuffle is either on or off, theres no way i see to set it by playlist/album

Gaming teaches you how to navigate menus and utilize hotkeys to improve efficiency (at least on PC).

The olfactory equivalent of screams of pain echoing through the halls of a hospital.

I prescribe an excessive amount of caffeine and music loud enough to drown out your brain.

DO YOU LIKE PIIINA COLADAAAAAS

First year? That shit is like A+ cert level knowledge or below, and A+ is damn near worthless. They would know that in the first few hours of a study guide

Decent amount of good romance anime that isnt onesided or exceedingly sexualized, one of the better ones i can recommend is The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten. Its a nice slow burn, i think its getting another season soon?

Astigmatism, light sensitivity, sensitive skin that burns easy, sensory issues, etc…

I like dim, indirect light. I enjoy overcast and cloudy days where it doesn’t feel like the sun is trying to kill me.

A 512gb NVME drive is like, $40. That as your boot drive and a CPU or GPU upgrade would do you a world of good; you could probably limp along with the RX 580 for longer than the ryzen 2400G

Edit: plus GPU prices are kinda batshit these days.

5 years IT overall, mostly mid/upper level support.

Even if I have nearing two years of VM, its not particularly useful experience as my coworkers automated the fuck out of everything before i even knew wtf was going on, and don’t like sharing workload. I regret volunteering to join this team, and my old position no longer exists to go back to 🫤

I’m mostly still here due to apathy and health insurance.

If you get any on your skin, DO NOT USE WARM WATER. Cold water only to wash it off.

IT, vulnerability management, just under $80K USD. Judging by other comments im solidifying my opinion that im underpaid, although ive heard thats pretty common for gov IT work.

Shockingly, if that market exists, it doesnt advertise itself. Otherwise they’d be making bank off the DoD and anybody else with restricted device policies.

Its not exactly a complicated device to produce afaik, either;

• internal storage
• no recording capability (camera/microphone)
• no wireless capability (no antenna whatsoever)
• analog audio output
• bonus points for a non-data-carrying charging port (aka, barrel power connector, not USB) so you can charge it in a SCIF (USB cables not permitted).

For some fucking reason, the few FIIO models that are non-wireless have a microphone. Recording capability Is also a big no for a SCIF IIRC.

I definitely plan to visit it someday; theres an Ikea like, next building over, too, if google maps is to be believed!

I will admit to being a bit biased here (family member deals with this), but it aint always as simple as “diet and exercise” for everyone. Without careful management of blood sugar, some people just fucking drop from hypoglycemia with almost zero warning, even with implants to monitor it. Juggling medication with insurance and drug shortages, as well as diet, exercise, and blood sugar, is not something i wish on anyone.