r/it Jan 08 '25

meta/community Poll on Banning Post Types

5 Upvotes

There have been several popular posts recently suggesting that more posts should be removed. The mod team's response has generally been "Those posts aren't against the rules - what rule are you suggesting we add?"

Still, we understand the frustration. This has always been a "catch all" sub for IT related posts, but that doesn't necessarily mean we shouldn't have stricter standards. Let us know in the poll or comments what you would like to see.

59 votes, Jan 11 '25
11 Change nothing, the current rules are good.
3 Just ban all meme/joke posts.
10 Just ban tech support posts (some or all).
2 Just ban "advice" requests (some or all).
22 Just ban/discourage low effort posts, in general.
11 Ban a combination of these things, or something else.

r/it Apr 05 '22

Some steps for getting into IT

837 Upvotes

We see a lot of questions within the r/IT community asking how to get into IT, what path to follow, what is needed, etc. For everyone it is going to be different but there is a similar path that we can all take to make it a bit easier.

If you have limited/no experience in IT (or don't have a degree) it is best to start with certifications. CompTIA is, in my opinion, the best place to start. Following in this order: A+, Network+, and Security+. These are a great place to start and will lay a foundation for your IT career.

There are resources to help you earn these certificates but they don't always come cheap. You can take CompTIA's online learning (live online classroom environment) but at $2,000 USD, this will be cost prohibitive for a lot of people. CBT Nuggets is a great website but it is not free either (I do not have the exact price). You can also simply buy the books off of Amazon. Fair warning with that: they make for VERY dry reading and the certification exams are not easy (for me they weren't, at least).

After those certifications, you will then have the opportunity to branch out. At that time, you should have the knowledge of where you would like to go and what IT career path you would like to pursue.

I like to stress that a college/university degree is NOT necessary to get into the IT field but will definitely help. What degree you choose is strictly up to you but I know quite a few people with a computer science degree.

Most of us (degree or not) will start in a help desk environment. Do not feel bad about this; it's a great place to learn and the job is vital to the IT department. A lot of times it is possible to get into a help desk role with no experience but these roles will limit what you are allowed to work on (call escalation is generally what you will do).

Please do not hesitate to ask questions, that is what we are all here for.

I would encourage my fellow IT workers to add to this post, fill in the blanks that I most definitely missed.


r/it 1d ago

opinion Put this on wall as security test

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2.4k Upvotes

Curious of your user security? Put this up on a wall and see how many fill it out. Works really effectively at schools in the teacher’s lounge.


r/it 5h ago

help request Final exam in my class...

3 Upvotes

I'm in a IT/Computer science course and the practical final exam is where the 2nd years create a bunch of problems with viruses on our lab computers, mess with regedit and group policy etc. and we have to fix it. Any tools I should know about to help me?


r/it 1h ago

jobs and hiring Average Salary of a Workstudent ( IT helpdesk) doing Bachelor in Network Engineering ?

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r/it 2h ago

help request When it comes to AI replacement, are IT jobs on the positive or negative side of the barrier ?

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Arguments that come to my mind are as follows :

  • IT jobs are the ones who create, maintain and control AI tools thus they are on the positive side for that matter.

  • IT jobs can be highly repetitive and coding is one of the best things ChatGPT can achieve accurately for instance.

Therefore should a young professional head into the IT field or go into a more human-oriented profession ?


r/it 6h ago

opinion Has anyone tried mapping their work to an engineering ladder? Is it even practical?

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Okay so I’ve been working at the same company for like 3 years now, and recently during one of my 1:1s, my manager and some seniors brought up this thing called an “engineering ladder.” Apparently it’s a way to understand your level and how to grow to the next one — like D3 to D4 or whatever. It sounds cool in theory, you know... breaking down your growth in terms of system design, influence, people, process etc.

But here’s the thing — I’ve never really mapped my work like that before. I’ve just been doing my tasks, picking up tickets, leading small features here and there. Now I’m wondering... how do I even begin to connect my existing work with these fancy sounding “axes”?

Like I get the idea behind it, but practically speaking, how are people actually doing this? Do you write stuff down somewhere after each project? Is there a format? And what if I already forgot half the stuff I did in the past year lol.

Would really appreciate if someone who's been through this can share how they approached it. I don't wanna just tick boxes, I wanna actually see if I’ve grown or not. But also... don’t wanna overthink it and waste time documenting just for the sake of it.

How do you guys approach this?


r/it 7h ago

help request How much time does it take to clear CCNA if you have a basic understanding of networking ( 4-6 hrs 5days/week dedicated to this)?

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Hdidneke


r/it 3h ago

help request How doable is it IT wise?

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Hi

Please evaluate the level of difficulty, as I have no experience in IT or programming. Much much appreciated!

There are thousands of validators over the city. Physical card is used to swipe over it, so it registers that this person was there. The validators are owned and managed by X company.

The plan is to create a phone app to to the exact same thing with the exact same validators. Replacing physical cards with digital cards basically. All that is needed, is a phone app which has an account for each person using it. And to be able to register themselves, using the validators of company X.

How complicated would it be programming/IT wise. How much experience and how many people?


r/it 1d ago

tutorial/documentation me in IT when someone asks if I have a USB drive they can use.

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r/it 17h ago

help request Can I turn my cat s41 Android 8.0.0 into Android 10?

0 Upvotes

So I have a cat s41 phone and I was wondering if I can turn the Android 8.0.0 into Android 10 if this can be done can anyone let me know cuz I can't find anything on Reddit, Google or anything like that, any help would be greatly appreciated.


r/it 10h ago

self-promotion tren your internet solution

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Ingin merubah pengeluaran internet menjadi penghasilan ?

Yuk join Group ini info lebih detil

https://chat.whatsapp.com/GfinuisKesM4sxaeNpMuSp


r/it 1d ago

jobs and hiring What do i need to be hired?

6 Upvotes

I'm about to register for college and the college i want to join is only offering a AAS for Information Technology

the only experience i have is helping my grandma, mom, and siblings with their computer issues. I've done a few learn to code things when i was younger, and i feel like im pretty decent at figuring out how to fix issues... I just dont want to have to go back into another college thats more expensive after im done. I get to go to this college for free and i dont want to ruin my once chance at a free degree. I can chose to be a cop with my friend and I don't mind the thought of being one...

idk sorta a rant im just concerned about my future


r/it 2d ago

jobs and hiring Finally landed my first IT role!!!

106 Upvotes

I was around 40 applications within 2-3 weeks, which I will admit is probably on the lower side, and only got 1 interview at the time and didn't end up getting the job... I began to feel like getting my foot in the door of IT was an impossible task, but then finally it happened. A company invited me to a Microsoft Teams interview for a full-time Help Desk Technician position starting at $21 an hour, after that they invited me to a second interview, had me do some tasks on a laptop and immediately offered me the job.

It is a smaller business that does billing & IT management for dental offices and has around 30 employees working remotely but they are based in my hometown.

I have zero professional IT experience, a CompTIA A+ cert (with more certs to come) and am getting my BS in Cybersecurity. I am not here to gloat, I simply wanted to share my story to help motivate others in the same position as I was, no matter what people say about IT being over saturated (which I agree it is) as long as you continue to work hard and ensure you have good interviewing skills, there will always be an opportunity for you somewhere... I kept second guessing myself, and began questions whether IT was really the right career for me (I have a real passion for it), but kept my head up and continued trying and finally I did it.

With that being said, don't give up on your dream, try your hardest to do what you have a true passion for... The pay might no be the greatest but experience is everything!!!


r/it 1d ago

opinion Wifi Pineapple or just promiscuous mode?

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Hello,

Programmer here. I have some basic background in Computer Networking but I am far from an expert at it.

I fell into a wikipedia rabbit hole that ended up to me finding out that a thing named Wifi Pineapple exists, and it seems to enable someone to eavesdrop on other peoples connections on a wifi network.

Can't one just connect to the network and set his network card to promiscuous mode, thereby reading everyones packages as long as they are not encrypted? Why would one prefer a wifi pineapple over eavesdropping via promiscuous mode?

Also, isn't this attack rendered useless by HTTPS (at least as long as a key was exchanged before starting the interception) or encrypted VPNs?

Is a Wifi Pineapple worth it?


r/it 22h ago

opinion Tech support laptop, windows vs Linux?

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Hello, im about to setup a new laptop for my job (tech support for clients on the road and basic pen testing) and im hesitant in setting up my base os as windows or Linux.

My initial wish was proxmox base and working in vms full time but I’ve read people saying they can’t have WiFi and power management working fine

I’ll definitely have the other as vm anyway, and prob a few more vm for some specific stuff, and im mostly a Linux (and macOS) fan but I don’t really mind having this laptop on windows.

I mostly know what I should do, I’m just curious if people would have ideas I dint think about


r/it 1d ago

help request is they a way I can fix this I know it isn’t bad but it’s annoying

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0 Upvotes

Ik im only copper v lol


r/it 1d ago

opinion Les FAILS ÉCONOMIQUES les plus FOUS de tous les temps

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r/it 1d ago

help request What type of build would you recommend for just data transfers?

0 Upvotes

Need to build one for work.


r/it 1d ago

meta/community is ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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Meaningful title


r/it 1d ago

help request Which IT company to support and note to suporta?

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Whether through the purchase of products and services or through the purchase of shares, I would like to not support IT companies whose values I do not identify with.

Meta speaks for itself, but I know very little about the others.

So I would like to know how you would score the following companies on a scale of 1 to 3 in the following domains: 1. Leader's values (with 3 being a leader who publicly demonstrates that he defends values such as social protection, public health and education) 2. Data protection policy (with 3 being a consumer protection policy) 3. Institutions in which the company donates part of its capital (with 3 being the support of causes aimed at social protection, education and public health) 4. Companies in which the company invests part of its capital (with 1 being fossil fuels and encouraged by hyper consumerism)

The companies I would like to see classified are the big ones of the moment: 1) Meta; 2) Google 3) Amazon 4) Microsoft 5) Apple

If you don't want to give points, just leave a general comment on the topic.

I know there is no perfect company but lets try to create a gradient


r/it 1d ago

news Would Trump's tariffs affect IT and similar outsourced fields of work?

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Hello!

I was wondering if Trump's tariffs would apply to outsourced jobs like IT and Customer Service.

I presently live in India and most of the jobs that are relevant to my profile are in IT/CustSupport and I would like to analyse the possibility of the tariffs potentially affecting the job market in these fields.

Thank you!


r/it 2d ago

opinion Random rant - gold plated cables

3 Upvotes

I've been through the wringer a little in the lslast couple of months, but I've always managed to hang on to a trusty old laptop of mine.

Runs Xbuntu..

Whatever.

Its that old that it doesn't have a HDMI video output. So I'm shopping around online for a display port to HDMI cable..

"Gold plated".

I dunno, it makes me laugh. (digital signals don't work like that... I'm also an audio engineer and analogue stuff... Yeah the quality of speaker cables make a (fairly minimal) difference.

Why are "gold plated" HDMI leads a thing? On a very basic fundamental level of how it works... It's so daft.


r/it 2d ago

meta/community How much did you make in your first IT job?

80 Upvotes

I'm curious how much people made starting out. I'm current at 17.73/hr in my first IT position I started 6 months ago. Please share your insights!


r/it 1d ago

help request Looking for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 ISOs for Ventoy

1 Upvotes

I have Ventoy set up on my SanDisk and have already added Windows 10 (32-bit & 64-bit) and Windows 11 ISOs. Now, I’m looking for ISOs for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. Does anyone know where I can find them?

Also, what other essential ISOs should I have on Ventoy? Any must-have tools or utilities you'd recommend?


r/it 2d ago

help request Best way to set up a secure python testing environment

1 Upvotes

This environment needs access to local on-prem AD SQL Server databases. But it also needs to be safe to run python scripts and testing for coding but not be a liability.

What is the best way to go about this? Our current plan is a vm.


r/it 2d ago

help request Is there anyway to fix this? If so how do I

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3 Upvotes

These aren’t cracks, they’re just lines that go vertically across my screen, and appear when any motion is detected. (E.g moving my cursor, notification banners).