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Need advice. I started a federal job last year. Pays well, $115k a year, I'm a senior sysadmin. There's some room to grow if I move into engineering, management, etc. But I'm 36. I don't mind working hard and learning new things but IT was a career change for me at 30 so the last half decade has been grinding and hustling with job hops, certs, etc. I'm not complaining, I'm doing way better than I was before COVID.
But obviously I'd like to make more. So to keep it short:
Besides investing, should I keep working on moving up/job hopping, or should I use my max comfy position to work on some kind of side business, where I can make extra money and keep my current job.
I've been thinking of ecommerce, but have no idea where to start. Um it necessarily looking for explicit i oth advice on what business I should run, more so I'm looking to see if it's even worth it or should I just keep trying to move around to increase pay.

>> No.57409230

>>57409224
>I'm a senior sysadmin

nerd lol

>> No.57409270

>>57409224
just get a cyber security certification

>> No.57409282

>>57409270
I intend to. My job will pay for cissp and bootcamp but I need a few more years of cyber security experience to get sponsored.

>> No.57409408

>>57409224
he looks just like me

>> No.57409472

>But I'm 36
how did a boomer like you even stumble on this Mongolian basket-weaving forum?

>> No.57409536

>>57409472
I've been here since 2009 or 2010. Lol did you really think you're going to leave? You'll be here forever.

>> No.57409564

>>57409472
... you do realize this website has been around for almost two decades right? Fucking zoomers think the world began once they became cognizant

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57409589

>>57409472
>Mongolian basket-weaving forum
In fact, that joke has been around probably before you were even born. I'm livid.

>> No.57409638

>>57409472
Do the maths zoom-zoom, a lot of us have been here since highschool 20 years ago.

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57409648

>>57409472
Just turned 39 today.

>> No.57409681

>>57409472
That's probably only slightly above the average age around here.

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57409703

>>57409564
>>57409589
>>57409638
>>57409648
>>57409681
lmao I've been here more of my life than not. I'm just wondering as OP's Q comes across as someone that just found /biz/. Missed out on all the bullruns we've had and now late to the party as ever is asking about a played-out field like e-commerce

>> No.57409730

>>57409703
>lmao I've been here more of my life than not
...fuck

>> No.57409767

>>57409703
You somehow dug yourself even deeper. Cringe.
Anyway, have any or advice? suggestions?

>> No.57410117

>>57409472
hey I'm 33 I started on 4chan when I was 17

>> No.57410159

>>57409472
Jesus Christ I need to get off this website

>> No.57410224

>>57409472
fuck you zoom zooms, no wonder this place turned to such shit

>> No.57410899

>>57409472
>thinking you'll outgrow 4chan and leave

ah the old days of optimism. it gets worse before it gets worse fren.

>> No.57410974

>>57409224
I make 3x as much as you and I'm 24

>> No.57410983

>>57410974
K.

>> No.57412520

>>57410974
stop the cap