I can’t stand the virtue signaling. You don’t need a deeper altruistic reason for wanting to start a career technology. You don’t have to be passionate about coding. It’s actually better if you’re NOT Cyber Batman. You can be just passionate about paying rent. About putting food on the table. About sending your kids to better schools. About being able to one day retire. About being able to afford a Disney vacation once a year. About being able to retire your wife. About not checking the price at the pump. About not having to hunt for deals at the grocery store. About spending an extra $10 to have your coffee delivered to you on a Saturday without feeling guilty. Life is expensive. And it’s not getting any cheaper. Go start a career that pays well enough that you can really enjoy it. That, my friends, is reason enough. -Evan PS - send me a DM if you want to chat about starting your career

Just finished my azure 900, is it true that most of these IT help desk positions have absolutely dirt pay? Does anyone know who would be willing to pay more? I’m starting my career in IT hoping to transition to cybersecurity but I have zero experience besides school and almost no leverage. Thanks.

I see people dismiss helpdesk because they think it’s “too basic” 😬. What they’re really missing is exposure 👀. Helpdesk puts you in front of real users, real systems, and real problems every single day 🧠. You touch Active Directory, permissions, networking issues, and security controls without realizing it 🔐. Most people in helpdesk stay stuck because they treat it like a job instead of paid training 💸. If you use it correctly, helpdesk shows you what *actually* happens inside an IT environment 🏢. That exposure is what makes the next role easier to land 🎯. Certs matter, but context matters more ⚠️. There’s a simple way to turn helpdesk into a fast-track role, and most people never do it 🛣️. Comment "EXPOSURE" and I’ll DM you the helpdesk-to-cyber roadmap.

This is supposed to be an “entry level” cert and yet I find myself failing forward through the course.

I see people grinding certifications and still stuck without interviews 😤. I used to think more certs meant more job offers 📚➡️💼. What most people don’t realize is certs are just table stakes, not leverage ⚠️. HR uses certs to filter, not to hire 🧠. The real decision happens when a human asks “Can this person do the job?” 🤔. That’s where most cert-only candidates fall apart 💥. I’ve watched people with fewer certs get hired faster because their strategy was right 🎯. Certs matter, but only when they’re paired with proof and positioning 🔗. If you’re stacking certs without a plan, you’re burning time ⏳. I put together a simple framework that fixes this fast 🚀. Comment "CERTS" and I’ll DM you my Cert Strategy Cheat Sheet.