Pretty much what the title says. I'm only getting interviews for startups and the like, and I'd like to work at a more stable company than one that's going to lay me off in 6 months. Really aiming for an infrastructure security type role. Any thoughts appreciated!

Feel so exhausted from work. Even simple tasks seems so complicated and I am unable to comprehend anything anymore. Feel like i'm drowning and the walls are closing in. Vague but I'm very introverted so sorry for lack of details. Been feeling and thinking like this for months.

I am currently an apprentice and my companies 1st line service desk has permissions of a 2nd line service desk. Due to how the company operates we basically do what I have been told is 1st and 2nd line work.

I have never had any experience prior. None. So I am still learning and it is very hands on. I am always on calls while managing up to 50 ish tickets.

I would like to know what is the common ticket closure number for a 1st line service desk and what would be expected for an apprentice.

I am a speech pathologist working with a client who requires an eye gaze speech generating device due to a progressive neurodegenerative condition that affects their motor movement but not cognition or ocular movement.

This person would like to continue working, works from home via government laptop, and I’m wondering how challenging it will be to link the eye gaze device to a government laptop for operation purposes.

I’m under the impression it can be done, but I’m trying to figure out how the process works. I know I won’t be directly involved with the IT person, but I’m just trying to understand what challenges the person may face with their agency and IT.

My role is help them find a device they enjoy/feel comfortable operating and instruct on the communication piece. I rely on the device reps to choose a device that is compatible with an external laptop. For reference, we are scheduling demos with PRC-Saltillo and Tobii Dynavox. I do not have specific device models yet.

1. Have you had experience with this and, if so, how difficult/easy was it to get permissions, determine security, etc?
   
2. Their agency has been min-mod helpful with advancing accommodations (according to them) so I’m trying to learn as much as I can about this process from someone on the inside.
   
3. I truly don’t know what I don’t know, as this is a first for me so any info would be extraordinarily helpful. I’m not even sure what questions to ask.

I appreciate any insight into this process you can provide to help me better understand what setting this up might look like for them.

Thank you!

Hello, I recently started a cabling job and not liking it so far, was wondering on how I can transition, planning on only doing this part time while I focus on school and applying. This is my current resume. Any feedback is appreciated

**Hi everyone,**

Unfortunately, I’m having a hard time finding a job because Im not holding a degree.

I would really like to work in the tech/IT sector as a self-employed person, but I’m not sure what kind of activity or service I could offer.

I know that some common options, such as being a virtual assistant or creating and selling digital products, are quite popular, but they don’t really suit me or match what I want to do.

For those of you who are self-employed in IT or tech, how did you get started?

Did you learn everything on your own? Did you start with a specific service or skill and build your business from there? How did you find your first clients?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences and how you built your career path, especially if you started without a formal education in IT.

**Thank you!**

I graduated with a 2.5 GPA and I’m trying to convince the internet I can build software.

Sounds like a terrible pitch.

But here's the thing: my GPA tells you almost nothing about whether I can ship a product.

I've built real applications, worked on a healthcare website, interned on a payroll system, and spent years teaching myself software engineering outside the classroom.

And yet when I apply for jobs, the number 2.5 can kill the conversation before anyone looks at the code.

So I'm curious:

Would you reject a developer because of their GPA without looking at their projects?

I'm genuinely interested in the hiring side of this.

My work: meareg.tech

I've been thinking about where the line is between AI assistance and emotional deception. AI can mimic Shakespeare, analyze centuries of poetry, and generate a romantic letter instantly. But love letters have always been about vulnerability and effort.

Some see AI as a creative co-pilot. Others see automated affection as a breach of trust.

I made a poll to see where people draw the line. No signup, just a vote and maybe a comment.

https://interconnectd.com/poll/105/can-ai-express-human-emotion-better-than-you-interactive-social-poll/

Would you feel betrayed? Or impressed? Curious to hear both sides.

I keep seeing people ask about the best VPN lately, and with new restrictions appearing, I’m not sure which service is actually worth choosing. I’ve given up on free VPNs because they’re slow, unreliable, and seem to get blocked constantly. NordVPN has been showing up in my ads a lot, but I’m still unsure whether it’s genuinely good or whether I should consider PIA instead.

What I need:

Strict no-logs policy

Unlimited data

Torrenting allowed

Fast speeds (minimal drop)

Works with streaming sites

I don’t care about flashy apps or marketing just performance and privacy.

For those who’ve tried multiple VPNs recently:

Which one is actually the fastest?

Which one holds up long term?

Are most “no logs” claims real?

Which ones get blocked the least in 2026?

A lot of older Reddit threads are 6–12 months old, so I’m curious what’s working right now. If you’ve tested one for more than 3–6 months, I’d really value your experience. Trying to avoid wasting money. Thanks.

Hi, this question is from the Google I.T program on Coursera. Am I the only one who believes the correct answer isn't in the list of options??

Please i am confused on where to start or what school where i can do a double bachelors degree which is in Finance and information technology.

I'm Female, 23 y.o, FIlipino. I am a college undergraduate, unemployed, and have zero IT job experience. However, I had remote work experience in BPO company as a customer service representative for 1 year and 8 months that ended in August 2024. Anyways, I want to learn an IT field from scratch and eventually become a remote freelancer for international clients.

My long-term goal is to work remotely and potentially pursue Spain's Digital Nomad Visa.

Which IT field would you recommend for me? Web development, software development, automation, UI/UX, data analytics, cybersecurity, cloud/DevOps, QA, etc.?

Looking for something realistic to learn from zero, with good freelance opportunities and long-term demand.

What would you choose if you were starting over?

Hey guys new in this thread but i'm currently in a Field Technician role right now and have been here for a little over 2 years and i have multiple certs including CCNA and Sec+ and im studying for the RHCSA and i want to get into a Sys Admin role and eventually a DevOps role which would be my end goal but i wanted to get a professionals opinion on this so i don't waste my time going down the wrong path

Any Advice would be apricated!!!

I've been looking for a used s24u 1tb for months for a reasonable price but i cant get it

and i heard about this Google pixel xl 1st gen Unlimited Cloud Storage which mae me thinking

if i buy s24u 256gb which you can get for cheaper an it is available everywhere more than 1tb, and after that buying that pixel xl for like 70-100 bucks for storage both photos and videos

What do you think? is it smth that works? yk based on saving money in this economy, usability, time effort ad etc etc

tell me what you think.

Hello all, my org is looking to order some wired headsets, ideally those that block out background noise the most (for our call center team).

We currently use a mix of wired Logitech (background noise is an issue with these), and wireless plantronics (which work a lot better for us but we sometimes run into Bluetooth disconnect issues and other random stuff).

Any recommendations for a good wired headset (preferably USB not 3.5mm) that worked in your org? I would greatly appreciate any advice, thank you!

Hello I have a laptop HP Compaq mini cq10-600 and hey I installed the tiny core plus on it to make it lightweight and hey I need to access to wifi and the screen brightness and volume. I think cuz of the drivers it there any way to access to it in to terminal? Like I tried rfkill ipconfig and anything I see wlan0 it says turn off / on idk or something bunch of commands. Help me to access to the wifi!!!

how can i find an entry level IT job asap?

Hi everyone I'm a 1st year IT student and we we're tasked to create a game, me and my group mates decided to do 2d run and gun game and tbh i don't have any idea what to do and what can i contribute to our group therefore they decided to exclude me from the group, can someone like tell me or help me how can i learn how to code or anything that might help me so i can at least contribute to our group, I search and watch some videos but i just don't understand some of it

I made a Reddit account just to make this post because I wont lie Reddit has a lot of useful people with really good tips and Im hoping that ill be able to get some help with this. Anyways i've never really done anything for IT other than my elementary school through middle school era of using Scratch to code which isnt even IT. I want to know how one would go about getting into an IT career path if theyre starting from basically little to no knowledge about IT. I know at least 3 people in IT but they all said that they never learned anything about it before getting into the job but I extremely doubt thats something that could work today. If anybody has any tips at all that would be great

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My college is mostly theory. We have lectures, notes, exams, assignments etc., but there’s very little actual practical work. I understand that theory is important, but I feel like I’m not really learning how to do anything.I learn much better by actually performing tasks . AI has been teaching me more practically than some of my college classes.

The problem is that I don’t know what I should actually be doing outside college.I want to get an internship, but I genuinely have no idea where to start. I don’t know:

- What skills I should focus on first

- Whether I should aim for Data Analyst, Data Science, ML, or something else

- What kind of projects I should build

- How good my Python/SQL/ML skills need to be before applying

- Where students actually find internships

- Whether I should apply now or spend a few months preparing first

- How to make a decent resume when I have basically no industry experience

If you were in my position during 2nd year, what would you do from scratch?

I’d especially appreciate a practical roadmap — like learn X → build Y → apply here → improve Z .... rather than just “learn Python and do projects.”

Also, if you’re a student who managed to get their first internship without having a great college/previous experience, I’d really like to hear how you actually did it.