/CCT/ Career and Cert Thread

>>56411772
whats the quickest way to get a job in this field? i need something relatively quick (1-2 months) and have 0 experience

also what are the most useful certs? i hear cloud computing and virtualization are going to be big. what are the best certs to get into that?

I really want to get my A+ certification and the last time I took it I was really close to passing. I was also like 16 when I took it last and now I'm 24.

>phone/computer technician for a small startup

>6 years experience in various fields from medical to enterprise IT because of college internships

>I have a BS in Information Systems (I regret not going Software Engineering) and currently don't have any certifications but finally looking into them right now because they're crucial

>i live in a relatively medium sized city and all of the IT jobs are filled by baby-boomer fucks who need to just die off already. i made connections through linkedin and got the job through there basically

>shitty 11/hr

>PA

>>56413448
>i made connections through linkedin

im considering getting linkedin but i dont really know wtf to do with it

im guessing id need a professional looking headshot to start

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Guys, I desperately need help, next year I'm attending an IT University, but It's located in the capitol and it is fucking extremely expensive to live there.

What should I do? Should I pursue my passion for tech and succumb the difficulties of living in the big city or do something entirely different e.g. take the study overseas?

>>56412961
Apply for helpdesk jobs.

The most useful certs are for the technologies that actually interest you. It's best to get the first job then decide where you want to go since experience > certs

>>56413448
You've got a job, so you're getting experience.. again you need to decide what you're interested in then start getting certs that are relevant and start hopping jobs.

>>56413666
Not sure where you live. How is studying overseas going to make it any easier? Sometimes life is just hard senpai, and you have to man the fuck up and make it work.

>>56411772
>Job Title
Systems Analyst
>Years of Experience
5 years
>Degrees/Certs
BS information systems
>How did you find/get job
Applied to it right before I got laid off
>Pay
92k
>Location
SF bay area

No certs of any kind, experience is the most important, though some sub fields (networking) really rely on it.

In IT there is a real danger in looking "overqualified" people who collect certs usually get passed up for folks that just have certs in the one specific tech they want you to know.

I recently learned that I beat out a PhD in computer science for my current job.

>>56412961
The easiest way to get into this field is to send you resume to a consulting firm (temp agency) and go work on a project as a desktop support tech.

Don't bother with advanced certs if you have no experience in that area, it looks really bad on a resume. for breaking in, you can get an A+ or Net+ and then get certs as you work in the field.

>>56413448
I really hope you aren't putting phone technician on your resume.

I also have a BS in information systems and I make 92k and beat out a comp sci PhD for my last job.

I was thinking of getting an MCSA, I have 3 years of sysadmin experience after 3 years of desktop support experience.

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Gonna graduate (IT) in a couple months.

I've been seeing a lot of call centers looking for help desk guys, and I'm thinking of applying.

I heard working for call centers as IT is a dead end though, what do?

Help desk almost one year straight, have my A+, Network+, and Sec+ and going for CCNA. Think I can get hired at a NOC with that?

Bumpity bump bump

>>56416429
As long as you get out within a couple of years, you are fine. Nearly everyone in IT started at the help desk, people who say they didn't usually started as software developers.

>>56416507
You can get into a NOC right now, just make sure you apply to the appropriate level (tech) and not way above your experience.

>>56416586
Alright thanks fampai

>>56411772
>If you've got a tech career:
>>Job Title :Senior Network Engineer / CEO ; Used to be Head of Tech Support for a robotics company
>>Years of Experience 10/10
>>Degrees/Certs Bach in comp sci; CCNA(route n' switch) CCIE; A+; Net+; Sec+; CIT; MCIE; and soem expired from the olden days
>>How did you find/get job; started fixing local peoples computers, put it on a resume, applied to local tech shops (you have to put in your time as a low leval grunt tech before anyone will consider you)
>>Pay Variable depending on contracts and projects 40,000-320,000 yr/ 62,000
>>Location FL / MA

>>56415956
>In IT there is a real danger in looking "overqualified"
this is very true, head his words anon

>>56411772
>Job Title
QA Analyst
>Years of Experience
3
>Degrees/Certs
A+, Bachelor's Management Information Science
>How did you find/get job
Indeed dot com
>Pay
50k per year
>Location
Northeast city of USA

>>56411772
Are there help desk positions that deal with linux? I've been hitting the books and teaching myself linux. I'm going to get my linux essentials very soon, currently I work as a cashier. What types of jobs should I apply for if I eventually want to be a linux admin?

>>56416741
>>56415956

So should one limit the certs they put on their resume to only what applies to the job?

>>56416799

Yes, this is true with any job. Only put relevant experience and qualifications. Being overqualified is just as bad as being underqualified. Creates insecurities with hiring manager and raises questions about how long you will be there before moving on to a job better suited to your qualifications.

>>56416769
Everyone starts at desktop support.

Knowing linux is a differentiator, this will make you the go to guy for when the engineers with linux machines have issues since no one on help desk knows linux at all usually.

>>56416799
Yes exactly.

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can i really go up if I'm starting from below eg. support/helpdesk?

will i gain any useful knowledge and experience since support/helpdesk seems like you will be a robot and do same thing everyday.

i need some motivation here. thanks

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Do you guys know of any good sites for exam dumps?

>>56411772
>Job Title
"Infrastructure Technician"
>Years of Experience
1
>Degrees/Certs
Sec+
>How did you find/get job
Air Force recruiting office, nailed the ASVAB and researched jobs before hand
>Pay
45k
>Location
CO Springs

>>56416894
>can i really go up if I'm starting from below eg. support/helpdesk?

Literally everyone starts at the help desk

>will i gain any useful knowledge and experience since support/helpdesk seems like you will be a robot and do same thing everyday.

You will learn as much or as little as you want. Since help desk is the first group to touch most problems you can either try to solve all the problems when you get them or pass them on.

>i need some motivation here. thanks

Only you can motivate yourself.


>>56416896

>Do you guys know of any good sites for exam dumps?

This is the worst way to get certs and you will be exposed as a paper cert immediately.

>>56411772
>>56416741
>>56415956
This might be a dumb question,but I'm gonna ask it anyway. If I wear a nice suit to a help desk interview will I look overqualified or stupid?

>>56417203
I wear a t-shirt and jeans to work (sometimes shorts) and I wear slacks, button up shirt & tie to interviews

(systems analyst here)

But I am based in silicon valley, things get more formal the more east you go, so if you are in NYC or europe you may want to wear a suit jacket too.

Working on my CCNA right now. So far I have done 8 months of a helpdesk position and going on 4 years of consulting (Home use). Can't decided if I should just go ahead and pay to take my A+ and Network+ or wait it out and take it as part of this program at my local school. I really want to get into security though, so I'll be aiming to take security based courses next to get Security+ and during my own time I'm studying for Linux +

>Job Title
Tier 3 Software Support / escalations
>Years of Experience
10
>Degrees/Certs
A+
>How did you find/get job
Craigslist
>Pay
53k
>Location
LA

Cake job

>>56416586

Define a couple of years. I've been doing help desk for almost two years now. Trying to move up to desktop support now. Did a 2nd interview for one a week ago or so.

>>56417375
if you don't stay longer than 5 years in help desk/desktop support you should be fine.

I got out right at 5 years, moved to applications group.

>>56417497

good, so I still have some time. Still I think going from help desk to desktop support is something. At least I won't be stuck at a desk with a headset glued to my head all day hopefully.

>>56416837
What types of companies/businesses use linux most often? ISP/webhosting i guess? I don't want to be stuck doing windows, cause frankly I haven't used it in a while.

>>56417901
yeah, just make sure you show that you are going from tier 1 to tier 2 on your resume.

>>56417947

everyone uses linux except local governments I think.

I've worked at 5 private companies and one government entity and all 5 private companies had as many linux servers (or more) as windows.

Typically this is what you'll see:

Desktop infrastructure: windows back end
Messaging: windows

Anything that has to do with engineering: linux/unix

>>56411772
Where's the best place to look for jobs (especially for newbies)? I know there's craigslist, linkedin, monster, but I don't know which one is good for newcomers who want helpdesk or somethin like that.

>>56413666
are you a bulgarian poorfag?

>>56418299
robert half, milestone, dice, indeed.

>>56411772
Is this the new data mining thread?

>>56418697
>participating on the internet
>implying anyone cares about a smelly neet
Crawl back into your parents filthy basement

>>56417351
Prolly why you're making cake pay. 53k in LA is like minimum wage wtf

>>56414353
>>56416586

Noob here, no programming experience. So is there any coding going on as a helpdesk guy or is it just "Restart your computer/uncheck that box you checked/reinstall software?"

I'm learning C# right now. At what point do I consider myself good enough to be able to start looking for a job and not be laughed at? Can you give me examples from github or wherever of what my skillls should look like to be able to get a job coding?

>>56418697
I found this thread archived somewhere. I re-posted it and it's being posted by other people now.

>>56418923

Help desk is literally just putting out fires. "Help, I accidentally unplugged my monitor." Programming isn't going to help any. Something more general like an A+ would be better for help desk.

If you are in uni though, don't bother. Just practice programming and get an internship while you're in college. If you put in the work, they'll hire you after you graduate.

>>56418953
>If you are in uni though,

That's the problem though, I'm not. Trying to switch careers and start as a programmer, thinking of how to get that first job.

>>56413666

>capitol

what is this half-life 2?

>>56418800
You know that your browser probably doesn't have information about your pay, your degrees, jobs, but you're willing to share all of it because someone asked nicely?

>work at a health clinic
>employees are 50 and don't know how to use a computer
>every issue is baby-grade
>trained in the Marines to kill to end up cleaning toilets, sweeping, and picking up trash and ironing my uniforms
>trained in IT in learn the in's and out's of computer technology only to swap keyboards and mice an reset Michelle's password every DAY GOD DAMMIT COME ON MICHELLE

such is life..

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I seperate in a year, how can I break back into the civilian sector!?!

>Job Title
Military helpdesk jockey
>Years of Experience
3 years at helpdesk environment
10ish years with computing as a hobby
>Degrees/Certs
A+ Net+ Sec+ *working on CEH
>How did you find/get job
Enlistment :c
>Pay
E-4
>Location
Overseas :D

>>56419037

Keep your security clearance active. You've got enough experience and certs to get a military contractor gig.

>bought ccna 200-125 official cert library
>1600 pages
>tfw only 50 pages in
what the fuck have I gotten myself into

Also, what is better - 1 exam route or 2 exams route?

>>56420622

I often wonder why even bother taking a year to learn difficult networking shit only to end up with a $40k (if lucky) job when you could learn how to drive a commercial truck in a month and start at like $45k easily.

>>56419037
Definitely look into military contracting. It's the best thing I ever did with myself.

I do IT for an msp and also write a little code.

Working towards my BIT and a minor in business. No certs, but answered all the interview questions right and had a prior internship which helped a lot.

Making 30k right now in a flyovers state but have a raise coming soon (ive worked there < 6 mo.)

I really enjoy the work, and the clients i get to work with. Getting a lot of good experience, too.

>Job Title
System Tech.
>Years of Experience
2 with barely any work
>Degrees/Certs
NONE
>How did you find/get job
Connections through friend of friends
>Pay
$40k
>Location
Maui

Does anyone with social anxiety have a help desk job? I hate talking on the phone and am afraid I won't know what to say. Do they give you any training?

>>56420707
Because 40k (not uncommon for ccna holder) will get your foot in the door for an entry level IT job. Your career path has a well defined ladder of growth defined. Where as truck driver you can't say the same. There's not much mobility after you get that 45k job

>>56420814
>flyover state
These are the best states desu.

>>56420622
Two exams. The one exam route is for people renewing.

>>56420707
>end up with a $40k
You realize this is a starting salary right? People with experience and a CCNP make six figures. Commercial trucking doesn't pay a lot even after a decade of doing so.

>>56421799
I use to be scares AF to even reply to email chains with more than 3 or 4 people in it.

Most of the time people will drone on about their problems. Walk them through the procedures to fix their problems. You won't be interacting and talking about random normie shit most of the time. You can make a script for yourself to regurgitate to people if that helps.

>>56411772
>refugee
>entire life
>none
>I was born
>1000€/month
>Germany
Socialism is great

>>56420839
>Maui
Lots of hot white wimmin there. Too bad it is expensive as fuck to live.

>>56411772


>Job Title
Desktop Support
>Years of Experience
9 months
>Degrees/Certs
1 tech diploma, Net+, Sec+
>How did you find/get job
Indeed
>Pay
$27
>Location
Florida


Yeah, I know the pay sucks.


Anyone have CASP?

>>56422185
Thanks famalam

What about the steps am I supposed to memorize those or do they have scripts for that too? I'm literally autistic.

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>>56423008

>I know the pay sucks

I have the same job title and make a full $5-6k less you ungrateful...

>>56423020

just remember they're coming to you for help. They're literally brain dead, and you're a genius to them. Plus they expect you to be weird anyway, because "I'm calling the IT guy lol."

>>56423143

Didn't say I was ungrateful but it sucks being in the bottom of the barrel....well, next to it since you get paid less.

Are you in Florida too?

>>56423490

Michigan, and yeah it sucks but I we have to start somewhere.

im about to take the A++ in a couple days, been study but what would u guys recommend to use to prepare?

>>56416825
If I've only had jobs like working in a warehouse, fast food, and a grocery clerk, should I just leave that off my resume when applying for help desk?

>>56424274

another anon, you want to put warehouse for sure, leave everything on actually shows you have customer service experience

>Job Title
Lead Server Engineer
>Years of Experience
4 professionally - 10 years hobbyist.
>Degrees/Certs
College drop-out.
>How did you find/get job
Applied for it. Interviewed. Got job.
>Pay
205k
>Location
bay area

>>56413666
Satan if you haven't started school yet don't do it.

Study for your basic certs, get a help desk job, save money, move up into more certs.

I'm kind of feeling good and if I'm able I'll begin pulling Lynda/ITProTV courses and materials for you guys since my work gave us free yearly subscriptions to both.

>IT Support Specialist Level 1
>No prior experience
>No Certs or degree, only classroom and self taught experience
>Job is at a casino, applied for a transfer from food and beverage and charismatically made my way into the department
>35k/year
>Somewhere in Las Vegas

I would like to say one thing regarding work last night, Sophos you piece of fucking shit.


>AMA

>>56423008
if by $27 you mean $27/hourly, You are an ungrateful shit
If by 27k/year then you're gonna make it, keep the climb going.
and if you are only getting paid $27, where the fuck do you live?

>>56424724

27k

Florida

>>56424690
You work at night?

I want a comfy night job would something like this be it?

Job title: I work in a print shop for a state government

Yrs of Experience: Been there for 5-6 yrs. Before that I worked in another dept for 5 yrs. Before that I worked 1.5 yrs in the private sector for some edu outfit. Self taught working on computers/networking for around 18-20 yrs. Fix co-workers/family pc's. Unofficially work on minor IT issues for the print dept. (I don't get paid for it/not part of job duties)

Certs: A+/Network+ Certified 2002/2003,Cisco Network Support (aka CCNA) 2012, Ciso Net Design (aka CCDA) 2012, Windows Sys Admin 2014, Server Administration,Windows XP/2003 Administration 2012. I got the certs mostly cause to prove to people that yes I do know what I'm doing. Also I'm trying like hell to get out of my current job and get into the state IT dept.

How'd I get hired: Applied for the vacancy online and soon got hired. Didn't think I'd be where I am for 11 yrs but least hey I got a job.

Pay: around 27K before taxes.

Location: KY

>>56425351
all those certs and only making 27k, ouch...

>>56424761
It can be comfy. Literally before shit went down on the last hour of my shift last night I did:

>Daily Monitoring Assignments
>Termination Audits
>Unlocked a few accounts
This took maybe an hour and half

Rest of the night
>Shitpost on 4chan
>spent a couple hours taking apart two thinkpads I had just got that day in the mail for spare parts
>had youtube/netflix on our Smart TV playing
>flirt and tease with front desk girls when they would call in for simple help

But when real happenings happen, say, our Sophos launched a rolling update (that they weren't supposed to do) that flagged 50 computers and devices in our executive department as a trojan and locked the computers down, then its a serious high priority job that demands all your attention and you need to be able to stay calm while executives are freaking out and trying to not cuss you out in the process.

>>56425399
Yeah, my actual job duties for which I get paid have nothing to do with IT work. I'm trying like hell to get out of there. I've applied for a few open jobs in IT so hope I'll get an interview soon for one of them. One of the perks of my current job is that I get to get out and meet customers. So people kinda know who I am and all that.

>>56425475
Do most places teach you or give you training on your job? I'm worried I won't know enough to actually fix someone's problems even if they're simple and I'll look like a fucking idiot.

>>56424749
I'm sorry senpai

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>Job Title
Virtualization Administrator

>Years of Experience
this role, 2 or 3

>Degrees/Certs
None/MCSA, CCA, MTA, MCP (last two are the same really), A+ from ten years ago (lol)

>How did you find/get job
Started as internal helpdesk, worked my way up - homelabbing to learn and take on more responsibilities from the server team until they created a spot for me

>Pay
70k-90k

>Location
Midwest USA


Going to take and pass my VCP6 at some point. Been sidetracked with projects and IRL bullshit keeping me from studying/labbing enough for confidence in a first take first pass. From there, remain on the VMware track but also branch off into MS Communications since I've done extensive work with Lync/Skype/Exchange

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I really don't understand. Here on the /cct/ thread everyone is nice and friendly, helpful, even caring sometimes about each other. But then I head over to /dtp/ and it's just shitposting and people going "ugh, your language is so pajeet, get on my level you fag" and shit like that. Are we sampling from the same population?

Here, have some donuts as a token of my appreciation.

>>56427186
cct has jobs, potentially a mortgage and a car. dtp are unwashed failures who will never retire unless its on NEETbux

>>56418951
I started this format sometime last year because I figured these threads could help some of you on a path to get jobs and money. Half the threads on this board are cancer anyway.

>>56427409
Thanks man these threads are really productive, and help alot!

>>56427951
Glad to see some folks are getting into these threads.

When I first started them people bitched and moaned about how this wasn't biz or adv

>>56427160
Are from indiana, I think I know you. Do you know a huge guy named Bryan lol.

Not IT but just in case some people might be interested in something a little different:

>Job Title
GIS Mapping Technician in the utilities sector
>Years of Experience
1+a year of schooling
>Degrees/Certs
BS Biology, ArcGIS Desktop cert
>How did you find/get job
Indeed
>Pay
60k before taxes
>Location
Bay Area

>>56428099
GIS is technically IT at my work. But no offense they're as technical as someone who works as a customer service rep.

Is healthcare IT lucrative? I work IT for a construction company and while it's fun and fairly relaxed, it's also slow. I don't get paid that well either, but that's not as much of an issue.

The people I've known who were in healthcare always seemed like it was really fast paced and kept their attention? What's the general consensus on this?

>>56429402
GIS can sure be IT but what we do in our office is not IT in the least.

I map gas pipelines. We have developers but that's about close as it gets in utilities. I guess if you lump mapping in with compsci enough it becomes more IT.

>>56429758

I work in a IT help desk taking calls for hospital employees in different states, and I make about $41k in the midwest. It's like $20/hr, I think its pretty stellar for help desk. So yeah, I would think it does pay better if I make $40k working in the bottom of the bottom of IT.

>>56416769
Sys admin but your not going to just snag a sys admin job without paying dues. Linux is/are an enterprise OS. Sys admins manage enterprise OS's among other things.

>>56430113

what kind of calls do you get

>>56417351
53k for ten years experience is absurd.

>>56420839
what's poverty like, Ramesh?

>>56429758
Healthcare IT is super fucking lucrative because they need to make sure all that shit you're setting up doesn't fail and accidentally kill somebody by proxy.
You're gunna need a lot of experience and some solid certifications, they don't hire loosely.

>>56430407

>I need my password reset
>please check my ticket
>my word, excel, etc file won't open
>my outlook isn't working
>I can't login
>I can't see my patients
>I can't print/scan from my clinical application
>my computer won't turn on
>can someone please get me a new phone/computer/printer/etc.

its pretty easy stuff honestly

>>56424274
Improvise on your duties. Make them tech relatable the best you can. If you can't then leave them off.

>>56424349
You lie.

What job titles should I be looking for with a beginning networking job. I have my A+, Network+, Security+, and CCNA and a year of help desk experience. All I know about are Jr network engineer and NOC technician and I'm wondering if there are any others I'm missing to broaden my job search.

>Job Title
Network Admin
>Years of Experience
~5
>Degrees/Certs
A+, Net+,Sec+, CCNA R&S
>How did you find/get job
Employer Website
>Pay
131k
>Location
Bagram, Afghanistan

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A question guys. Do you really need school to get a good job?

>>56430384
Paying what dues? I got one out of college, stayed there two years and now have a systems "engineering" position dealing elusively with Linux/automation/deployments and I make decent money being only about 4 years into the industry.

Unless you mean without a degree?

>>56430646
No but it is much easier to legitimize yourself with a degree. Some of the best guys I know are self taught, including at my job at one of the big 4, but you need to look good on paper to get in the door which is difficult for those self taught until they grow their network and have work experience.

Once you have your first job almost no one will care about the degree.

>>56430787
Thanks. I guess I'm off to the money burning factory.

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>Job Title
Regional Manager, IT Operations
>Years of Experience
6 or so.
>Degrees/Certs
AAS, Computer Information Systems
BS, Information Technology
A+, Net+, MCSA
>How did you find/get job
Anonymous ad on Craigslist. Did spaghetti during the interview, got hired, worked my way up from Tier 1 support monkey position.
>Pay
70k + profit sharing & and annual bonuses
>Location
Midwest USA, living pretty comfy on my salary

>>56430646
It depends. If your lacking hands on work then school may be a good thing cause they will give you hands on training in addition to book work (unless it's online based). Personally I did a lot of hands on work before I took my certification exams. I had a much better understanding of the material that way. Everyone's different. Dude at my workplace did the whole ITT Tech online thing and passed but he's not had much or any hands on work. I don't think he's ever took the case panel off his computer,lol.

>>56430813
This post is for you guys without a degree who want to get one.

Look at the big schools that will transfer in lots of credits and will also let you test out of pretty much the entire degree with CLEPs, so it costs you less money and time - those schools are:

Charter Oak State College
Thomas Edison State College
Excelsior

Use Google.. if you plan it right you can get a full, regional accredited Bachelors degree in CIS in a matter of months.

Honorable mention is Western Governors University (WGU) you pay by term ($2890 for 6 months) and all the classes are competency based..so if you can grind out the studying for the class you take the test and pass. There have been people that have gotten 70-100 credit hours.

Oh yeah and if you are NEETs then Federal Aid will pay for these schools pretty much completely.

This is just off the top of my head.

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>>56430919
Is the accreditation real or meme tier. Thanks again for that post too.

I just want to work in IT at my local hospital.
I would do medical coding but I heard it got buttfucked from every single which way.

>>56430974
Accreditation is real, senpai. That matters more than what schools you went to especially when you want to apply for any good job as some will look at it and government jobs as well.

Regional accreditation is the gold standard even though that seems counter intuitive.

National accreditation are schools like DeVry and University of Phoenix which are overpriced and junk.

>>56430974

I work in a hospital IT help desk. I assist coders with citrix server issues. The coders are ALWAYS women. I have no idea why.

>>56430646
Costco will pay you >50k with a pension and full health benefits to basically walk around stocking shit on pallets or packing it into carts for people. You just have to work there a few years and work up the contractual payscale.

Completing high school is a "request".

If you're really keen you can then go into management if you want to earn 70k plus.

>>56431047
>The coders are ALWAYS women
I've noticed this as well. What the hell?

>>56431062

that's fucking nuts, it really shows how much other companies are buttfucking their employees though

>>56431062
Costco will not hire me for some reason.

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Ah yes, yet another not-at-all veiled 3LA data mining thread.

>>56431074
It makes sense though. They pay their people well. As a result these employees are generally loyal, harder working, provide better service and the company does well as a result. If they paid every cunt $10 an hour forever you'd end up with a complete shit show every time you walked through the front doors.

>>56431112
Like Walmart.

>>56431084
Is the warehouse near you older? Any that have been around for like 10 years plus will be hard to get into. Employees rarely leave Costco because of the quality conditions I mentioned.

In new warehouses it's easier. I was hired within a week of applying online after one 15 minute interview. Every other week it seems I see a new bunch of hires getting their paperwork done in the lunch room.

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>>56431074
And Americans have been so bludgeoned by neoliberal economic dogmatism that they actually attack each other for being entitled if they ask for better treatment or fair pay. The American workforce has been so played. The ownership class doesn't even have to fight the fight anymore, the plebs tear each other down all by themselves now.

>>56431138
I currently do slave labor at Amazon. Yeah they have been around that 10 year mark the 2 costcos we have,


Sounds like a nice place to work at. I should try harder.

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>>56431119
Exactly. I go to Walmart sometimes and I just chuckle at how shit it is.

Like I might spend a shift in Costco packing carts. The amount of people who are actually shocked I unload their cart for them onto the belt and then reload it again after it's been scanned through is comical. Some people have actually asked me why I'm doing it. It's my job that day. Get you in and out as fast as I can. You've already lifted the shit into your cart and you'll lift it into your car too but the bit in the middle...I'll expend that energy so you don't have to. You can just stand there and chill out. Some people are actually embarrassed and try to help because "they feel bad".

Sure it's "menial" work but if they're going to pay me pic related to do it then I'll go to work with a smile on my face every fucking day of the week.

Don't buy into the meme that you need to get 100k of university debt to get a 50k a year job that you'll hate. Spend your uni years at Costco and you could already be a manager level, have nil debt, already own the house and car and won't have to worry about your employer going bust.

>>56431207
It's worth it. I'd recommend applying online and selecting the "i'll do anything" option. Getting in through the door is the hard bit but then you're able to move around to other positions as time goes by.

>>56431219
Damn, thanks for posting that dude.

Do they have they pay schedule for other positions or does that vary?

>>56431374
The scale in my pic is for "clerk" positions. To employees, it's usually referred to as "A-Scale" at least where I am. That's stuff like cashiers, tire installers, forklift drivers etc. There's an "assistant" pay grade (B-Scale) for other positions like lot attendant, stockers etc. It's quite similar except it's like ~$1 an hour less.

But basically any regular position in the warehouse will either be A or B scale. I believe the people who work in more specialised positions like the pharmacy have different pay scales but obviously more detailed educational requirements too.

Also absent from my pic is the "bonus" that gets paid to people who've worked in Costco for ~5 or more years who are at the top of the pay scale. It's another $5,500-7,000 a year depending on your length of service. Basically a "thanks for being loyal" payment that those people get in two installments in June and December.

And every employee gets a free turkey at christmas. I'm not even joking.

>>56415956

Yea, you "beat out" him alright. Meanwhile he knew 92k in the bay area is complete fucking trash so he went and got 150k in the same area.

>>56430384
>>56430696
Tell me about these dues, I don't plan on going to college at least not right now anyways. Just getting an entry level job, side projects, and hard work.

>wagefags
All I need to do to make my money is suck people's dick. Charge $5 a cock and I'm making a steady income

>>56431857

You're shit m8. I suck cocks behind my local Tim Hortons. I'm charging $10 per dick. You need to improve your craft.

>>56419037
If you're AF, what AFSC?

Also, TAPS has some really good resume writing resources that correspond with your job.

>>56431918
>I suck cocks behind my local Tim Hortons
So you're standing in the drive thru lane sucking dick eh?