who here makes the most money?

[ignorethis]

openly admit you're a mule for a money laundering operation brehs. Not hating tho, get your money up, but I don't think the people you clean money for would appreciate you advertising your services so openly.

Wrong again, dudes might as well stop trying to guess

 

[DrX]

mods can delete ....I don't wanna get nobody in trouble...I respect the hustle tho....i love seeing brothers get it

 

[FlexPavilion]

I see some of y'all ridin clean on these coli streets

 

[Gmack]

 

[PaperEnterprise]

Maybe we could turn this into a how to get money thread and educate some hungry younger brehs on the come up.

Instead of reaching for random fukkery let's try to educate and empower each other from time to time.

I'll start:

I work in IT at an F50 organization, I'm 30 and I made about 117k last year. I am working on launching an online business as well. Ask me anything. Or if you have ideas on how to improve let me know.

Good shyt bruh. Ive been interviewing for business analyst position...having tough time landing a project. Any tips or input. Much apprecaited

 

[Silkk]

 

[Reign_Of_The_Most_High]

Maybe we could turn this into a how to get money thread and educate some hungry younger brehs on the come up.

Instead of reaching for random fukkery let's try to educate and empower each other from time to time.

I'll start:

I work in IT at an F50 organization, I'm 30 and I made about 117k last year. I am working on launching an online business as well. Ask me anything. Or if you have ideas on how to improve let me know.

Any advice for a breh about to come fresh outta community college with Associate's in Network Admin? (going to try to get my CCNA/Network+/Security Certs before I graduate this coming semester). I'm a older dude (37) that use to work in the Manufacturing industry as a compounder a few years ago, I lost my job due to them shutting down my division and outsourcing it overseas. Always wanted to get into the IT field, had a love for computers since I was young. Figured I would go back to school since my old job qualified for TAA which pays for my tuition and gives me a percentage of what I made at my old job bi-weekly. I had a Verizon tech give me a heads up on getting foot in the door with the fiber side of IT, he said that is where the money is at, due to companies and infrastructure switching over to it (No-brainer). Any help is appreciated. Oh do you know of any good free sites to study for certs or IT related topics? I had one bookmarked but seem to have lost it.

 

[Jerz-2]

Let's pray I kill this interview in couple days.

You got this, homie!

 

[Treblemaka]

Survival of the fittest

This new generation of idiots makes it easier for the wolves. More sheep to eat is how I see it

I needa fuk with some real ppl down here n get shyt real popping

6 figure salary in my zip code is bottom percentile

And I'm not even exaggerating

SoCal can make u feel poor when all u fuking see are million dollar houses, Mercedes, and white chicks with fake t*ts

But it's what's inside your mind that counts. You passed the Bar in the state that is notorious for have the lowest pass rate. More people fail than pass on the first try.
You trying to get to 7 figs, me too. Got to 6 by 30, I want to get 7 by 40.

Good shyt bruh. Ive been interviewing for business analyst position...having tough time landing a project. Any tips or input. Much apprecaited

Funny you mention Business Analysts...DM me.

Any advice for a breh about to come fresh outta community college with Associate's in Network Admin? (going to try to get my CCNA/Network+/Security Certs before I graduate this coming semester). I'm a older dude (37) that use to work in the Manufacturing industry as a compounder a few years ago, I lost my job due to them shutting down my division and outsourcing it overseas. Always wanted to get into the IT field, had a love for computers since I was young. Figured I would go back to school since my old job qualified for TAA which pays for my tuition and gives me a percentage of what I made at my old job bi-weekly. I had a Verizon tech give me a heads up on getting foot in the door with the fiber side of IT, he said that is where the money is at, due to companies and infrastructure switching over to it (No-brainer). Any help is appreciated. Oh do you know of any good free sites to study for certs or IT related topics? I had one bookmarked but seem to have lost it.

CBT nuggets is probably the best one they aren't cheap but it's worth it. Getting into the hardware side of networking is smart. It will give you that real world experience that will help you transition into the next job. Work on that CCNA too but stay away from Cisco boot camps they don't really teach you anything except how to pass the test and the industry knows it. Start applying for jobs now while you're in school. It's part of the reason i had a job waiting before I finished school.

You've got a good plan. Get the degree, get a strong cert, get connected for some real world experience.

 

[Blackrogue]

y'all already forgot about @wingzboy thread?

 

[WuDatWuDat]

Ion keep track of how much I make cause I spend it when I get it

it's been a good year an I still got a few $K stashed

 

[Gold]

I work an average of 55 hours a week. There is a business professional dress code, though ties are not required.

The #certGang is a crock. Having a cert is nice but you won't get the job unless its low end entry level. I've hired enough people and talked to enough managers to know that experience is more important than certs. If you think getting an MCSA cert and a CCNA cert will get you in as an admin with no experience with networking and M$ systems your probably going to start on a help desk.

I have no certs. Companies value degrees more than certs these days.

In the IT world?

You're right about experience, but wrong about degrees.

If you think a bachelors degree holds more weight than a CCNA for a network engineer, you're kidding yourself
If you think a masters degree holds more weight than a CCNP/CCIE for a network admin or architect, you're kidding yourself

I'm speaking purely about Cisco equipment since you brought up CCNA. If you're using F5s instead of Merakis, obviously that changes (syntax flow minor differences mainly)

EDIT: I dont want my post to come off the wrong way, since you said you are actually are the one who hires these people.

I just find it hard to believe but then again, that may just be a difference of personal experience.

If they are truly valuing a secondary and tertiary degrees over high level certs where you work then I guess it is what it is, who am I to judge. But I've known and worked with quite a few Senior admins and architects and I can honestly saw that not one of them has a masters and every single one of them was easily 6 figures

 

[Treblemaka]

In the IT world?

You're right about experience, but wrong about degrees.

If you think a bachelors degree holds more weight than a CCNA for a network engineer, you're kidding yourself
If you think a masters degree holds more weight than a CCNP/CCIE for a network admin or architect, you're kidding yourself

I'm speaking purely about Cisco equipment since you brought up CCNA. If you're using F5s instead of Merakis, obviously that changes (syntax flow minor differences mainly)

EDIT: I dont want my post to come off the wrong way, since you said you are actually are the one who hires these people.

I just find it hard to believe but then again, that may just be a difference of personal experience.

If they are truly valuing a secondary and tertiary degrees over high level certs where you work then I guess it is what it is, who am I to judge. But I've known and worked with quite a few Senior admins and architects and I can honestly saw that not one of them has a masters and every single one of them was easily 6 figures

The CCIE was the GOAT cert in IT. You passed the two parter you were guaranteed 6 figs within the week. If you're a vet with the exp and certs they don't really care because you're probably going to be doing that job forever. Admins and architech don't need masters degrees and really if that's the top end of what some aspires to then a masters is a waste of time. But if you're younger with less experience they want a degree because it'll make companies more confident about investing in you long term. It shows them you are serious about being in the industry long term.

The days of getting a cert some exp and climbing the ladder past being a standard (or senior) grunt blue collar style are over. If you're under 26 and want to do it that way that's fine, but you will find it very difficult to get into management and in some cases do anything more than contract work. These kids are coming out of school super hungry and willing to get the certs and take a lower wage job.

How many the guys that you know are making six figs under 28 with no type of under grad degree?

 

[Gold]

The CCIE was the GOAT cert in IT. You passed the two parter you were guaranteed 6 figs within the week. If you're a vet with the exp and certs they don't really care because you're probably going to be doing that job forever. Admins and architech don't need masters degrees and really if that's the top end of what some aspires to then a masters is a waste of time. But if you're younger with less experience they want a degree because it'll make companies more confident about investing in you long term. It shows them you are serious about being in the industry long term.

The days of getting a cert some exp and climbing the ladder past being a standard (or senior) grunt blue collar style are over. If you're under 26 and want to do it that way that's fine, but you will find it very difficult to get into management and in some cases do anything more than contract work. These kids are coming out of school super hungry and willing to get the certs and take a lower wage job.

How many the guys that you know are making six figs under 28 with no type of under grad degree?

I understand what you are saying now. That makes perfect sense.

As to your last part, none. They all have their bachelors and I would never advocate someone avoiding college completely for that very reason. I agree completely. Everyone else has their degree, you're only handicapping yourself by assuming it plays no part.

I guess as far as a masters goes, I feel like if you go the engineering/software design and developement route, its a nice personal accomplishment but it may not translate into that much real money. Security and management is different as you will either be shooting for C-Level advancement or consulting. At least that's the way I've always looked at it.

But maybe the tides are changing, I dunno.

I have no fear/concern/worry with school, I actually find school and tests very easy. I just need the empirical evidence that is worth my time to get my masters.

 

[I_Got_Da_Burna]