careerIT Support
#RI-69d78376·5 months ago·
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“Take IT support job to get foot in the door”
What Actually Happened
Applied for 200+ junior dev and data analyst roles, got stuck rediscovering IT support
What I wish I knew
"More about the reality of support work"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Consider starting in support to gain business knowledge and user interaction skills"
Regret Index
5/10
Significant downsides.
Complicated feelings about the outcome.
Complicated feelings about the outcome.
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career Category
2,635
career decisions logged. Avg regret 5.6/10 across the category.
Same Outcome Band
17%
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